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PSALM    I. 

1.  T  TOW  bleft  is  he,  who  ne'er  contents 
JT1     by  ill  Advice  to    wa?k  : 

Nor  Rands  in  Sinners   Ways,  nor  /its 
where  Men  profanely  talk  ! 

2.  But  makes  the  per/eft  L'aw  of  God 
his  Bus'nefs  and   Delight  ; 

Devoutly  reads  therein   by  Day, 
and  meditates  by  Night. 

3.  Like  fome  fair  Tree,  which,  fed  byStreams, 
with  timely  Fruit  does  bend, 

He  lull  ihajl  flourifti,  and  Succefs 
all  his  Defigns  attend. 

4.  Ungodly  Men,  and  their    Attempts, 
no  lafting  Root  mall  find  ; 

Uniimely  blafled,  and  difpersvd, 
like  ChafF  before  the  Wind. 

5.  Their  Guilt  mail  (hike  the  Wicked  dumb 
before  the  Judge's  Face  : 

No  formal  Hypocrite  (hall  then 
among  the  Saints  have  Place. 

6.  For  God  approves  the  jult  Man's  Ways ; 
to  Happinefs  they  tend  : 

But  binners,  and  the  Paths  they  tread, 
/hall  both  in  Ruin  end. 

A  z  PS  J 1 


4  PSALM    it. 

p  S  A  L  M    II. 
i    TT7ITH  reliefs  and  ungovernM  Rage,. 

yy       why  do  the  HeatVen  ftorm  r 
Why  in  fuch  ram  Attempts   engage, 

'as  they  can  ne'er  perform  ? 

2.  The  great  in  Cour.fel,  and  in  Might, 

their  various  Forces  bring  ; 
Againft  the  Lord  they  all  unite, 
and  his  anointed  King. 

3.  «  Muft  we  fubmit  to  their  Commands  ? 

prefumptuoufly  they    fay  : 
»  No,  let  us  break  their  flavifh   Bands, 

"  and  caft  their    Chains  away.' 
a.  But  God,  who  fets  enthron'd  on  High, 

and  fees  how   they  combine, 
Does   their  confpiring  Strength    defy, 

and   mocks  their   vain  Defign. 

5.  Thick  Clouds  of  Wrath  divine  (hall  break 

on  his  rebellious   Foes  : 
And  thus  will  he  in  Thunder  fpeak, 
to  all  that  dare  oppofe : 

6.  "  Though   madly  you   difputc   my   Will, 

«<  the   King  that  I  ordain,      ' 
«  Whofe  Throne  is   fix'd  on   Si  on  s  Hill, 
mall  there  fecurely   reign.  " 

7.  Attend,   O  Earth,  whilft  I  declare 

God's  uncontroul'd  Decree  :  m 

«  Thou  art  my    Son  ;  this  Day,  my  Heir, 

«  have  I   begotten  thee. 
3.  Afk,  and  receive   thy  full    Demands  ; 

thine  (hall  the  Heathen  be, 
The  utmoft   Limits  of  the  Lands, 

«  mall  be  prffcft'd  by  thee. 


7  5  A  L  M  11?  iw-  b 

o.   "  Thy  threatning  Sceptre thou  {halt  (hake, 

«  and  crulh  them   ev'ry-wnere  ; 
«  As  maiTy   Bars  of  Iron  break, 

«  the  Potter's  brittle  Ware.       > 
10.  Learn  then,  ye  Princes  ;  and  give  Ear, 

ye  Tudees  of  the  Earth  ; 
I,.  Worfnip  the  Lord  with  holy  Fear. 

rejoice*  with  awful  Mirth. 

,2.   Appeafc  the  Son  with  due    Kefped, 

your  timely  Homage  pay  ; 
Left  he    revenge  the  bold  Neglect, 

incens'd   by  your  Delay. 
13.    If  but  in   Part  his    Anger  rife* 

who  can  endure  the  F.ame  ? 
Then   bleit  are  they  whofe  Hope  relies 

on  his  rr.oft  Holy  Name. 
PSALM  in. 
i    TTOW  many,  Lord,  of  late  are  grown 

X~j[  the  Troublers  of  mv   Peace  I 

And  as  their  Numbers  hourly   rife, 

fo  does  their  Rage  increafe. 
2.  Infulling,   they  my  Soul   upbraid, 

ana  him    whom  I   adore  : 
The  God  in  whom  he  traits,  fay  they, 

fhall  refcue   him   no  moie. 

3.  But  thou.  O   Lord,  art  my  Defence  ; 

on  thee  my  Hopes  rely  : 
Thou  art    my   Grory,  and  (halt  yet, 

lift  up  my    Head  on   high. 
4.    Since  whenfo'er.  m  like  Diltrefs, 

to  God  I  made   my   Prayer, 
He    heard   me    f  om  his  holy   Hill  ; 
why    fliould  1  now  defpair  t 

A3  5.  Guar-ded 


5-   Guarded  by  him,    I   laid    me  down, 

my   fveet    Repofe  to  tike  ; 
For    I    through   him    fecurely   fleep, 
thiou'  h    him    in  Safet)  wake. 

6.  No  Force  nor  Furv  of  my    Foes, 

mv   Courage  mall    confound  ; 
Were  ihcy  as   many    Hulls  as  Men, 
that  have   befet  me  .round. 

7.  Arjfe,  and  fave  me,  O  my  God, 

who  oft  hall  own'd  my  Caufe  ; 
And  fcatter'd  oft  thefe  Foes  to  me, 
and  to  thy   ii^hteous   Laws. 

8.  Salvation  to  the   Lord  belongs  ; 

Fie  only  can  defend  ; 
His  Bieiiing  he  expends  to  all, 
that  on  his  Pow'r  depend. 

PSALM    IV. 

1    /^\  LORD,  that  art  my  righteous  Judge, 

\JP         to  my  Complaint  give  Ear. 
Thou  Hill  redeem'ft  me  from  Dillrefs  : 
have  Mercy,   Lord  and  hear. 

2.  How  long  will  ye,  O  Sons  of  Men, 

to  blot  "my  Fame  devife  ? 
How  long  your  vain  Defigns  purfue, 
and  fpread  malicious  Lies  ? 

3.  Confiier  that  the  righteous  Man 

is  God's   peculiar  Choice  ; 
And  when  to  him  I  make  my  Pray'r, 
he  always  hears  my  Voice 

4.  Then  Hand   in  Awe  of  his  Commands, 

flee  ev'ry   Thing  that's  ill  ; 
Commune  in  private  with  your  Hearts, 
and  bend  them  to  his  Will. 

c.  The 


PS   A  L  M   iv,  v.  7     - 

5.  The  Place  of  other  Sacrifice 

let  Rfghteoufncfs  fupply  ; 
And  It t  your  Hope,  fecurely  fix'd, 
on  God  alone  rely. 

6.  While  worlliy  Minds  impatient  grow, 

more  proip'rous  Times  to  fee  ', 
Still  let  the  Giories  of  thy   Face 
fhir.e  brightly,  Lord, .on  me. 

7.  So  (hall  my  Heart  o'erflow  with  Joy, 

more  lading,  and  more   true, 
Than  theirs,  who    Stores  01  Corn  and  Wine 

fucceflivdy  renew. 
8    Then  down  in  Peace  I'll   lay  my  Head, 

and  take  my   neeJful   Reit   : 
No  other  Guard,   O   Lord,  i  crave, 

of  thy  Defence  pe.Teil. 

PSALM    V. 

1    T    QRD,  hear  the  Voice  cf  my  Complaint 
[  j         accept  my  lecrct  Pray*r  ; 

2.  To  Thee  alone,  my   King,  my  God, 
will  I  for  Help  repair. 

3.  Thou  in  the  Morn  my  Voice  malt  hear, 

and  with   the  dawning  Day, 
To  thee  devoutly  I'll  look  up, 
to  thee  devoutly  pray. 

4.  For  thou,  the  Wrongs  that  I  fuftain, 

canft  never,   Lord,  approve  ; 
Who  from  thy  facred  Dwelling-place 
all  Evil  doll  remove. 

5.  Not  long-  mall  ftubborn  Fools  remain 

unpunffh'd  in  thy  View  :  ^ 

All  fc.ch  as  act  unrighteous  Things, 

thy  Vengeance  mall  purfue. 

b       A  4  6.  The 


8  P  S  A  L  M  v,  vi. 

6    The  flandVing  Tongue,  O  God  of  Truth, 

by  thee  fliall  be  deftroy'd  ; 
Who  hat'ft  alike  the  Man  in  Blood, 

and  in  Deceit  employ'd. 

7.  But  when  thy    boundlefs  Grace  mall  me 

to  thy  lov'd  Courts  reitore, 
On   thee  I'll   fix  my  longing  Eyes, 
and  humbly  there  adore. 

8.  C-mducT:  me  by  thy  righteous  Laws  ; 

for  watch  ul     is  my  Foe  : 
Therefore,  O   Lord,   make  plain  the  Way, 
wherein  I    ought  to  go. 

9.  Their  Mouth  vents  nothing  but  Deceit ; 

their  Heart  is  fet  on  Wrong  ; 

Their  Th;oat  is  a  devouring  Grave  ; 

they  flatter  with  their  Tongue. 

!0.  By  their  own  Counfels  let  them   fall, 
opprefs'd  with  Loads  of  Sin  ;     t 

For  they  againil  thy  righteous  Laws 
have  harden'd  Rebels  been. 

11.  But  let  all  thofe  who  trull:  in    thee, 

with  Shouts  their  Joy  proclaim  ; 
Let  thtm  rejoice,  whom   thou  preferv'ft, 
and  all  that  love  thy  Name. 

12.  To  righteous  Men    the  righteous  Lord, 
his  Bieffing  wili  extend   ; 

And   with  his  Favour  all  his  Saints, 
as  with  a  Shield,  defend. 

PSJLM    VI. 

1    nr^Y  dreadful   Anger,   Lord  rcftrain, 

JL        and  fpare  a   Wretch  forlorn  : 
Correct  me  not  in  thy  fieice  Wrath, 
too  heavy  o  be  borne. 

2.  Have 


PS  ALM  vi.  9 

%    Have  Mercy,  Lord  ;  for  I  grow  faint, 

unable  to  endure 
The  Anguifh  of  my  aching  Bones, 

which  thou  alone  can  ft  cure. 

3.  My  tortur'd  Flefh  diftrafts  my  Mind, 

and  fills  my  Soul  with  Grief  : 
But,  Lord,  how  long  wilt  thou  delay 
to  grant  me  thy  Relief  ? 

4.  Thy  wonted  Goodnefs,  Lord,  repeat 

and  eafe  my  troubled   Soul  :  a^ 

Lord,   for  thy   wond'rous  Mercies  fake, 
vouch fafe  to  mike  me  whole. 

5.  For  after  Death  no  more  can  I 

thy  glorious    Afts  proclaim  ; 
No  Pris  ner  of  the    filent  Grave 
can  magnify  thy  Name. 

6    Qmte  tir'd  with  Pain,  with  Groaning  faint, 

no  hopes  of  Eafe  J  fee   ; 
The  Night,    that  quiets  common  Griefs, 

is  fpent  in  Tears   by  me. 

7.  My   Beauty  fades,   my   Sigbt  grows  dim, 

my  Eves  with  Weaknefs  clofe  ; 
Old  Age  o'enakes  me,  while  I  think 
on  my  infulting  Foes. 

8.  Depart,  ye  Wicked;  in  my  Wrongs- 

ve   (hall  no  more  rejoice  ; 
For  God,   I  find,  accepts  niy  Tears, 
and  liftens  to  my  Voice. 

9.  10.   He  hears,  and  grant?  my  humblePray'r 

and  thev  that  wifh  my  Fall, 
Shall   blufh  and  rage,   to  fee  that  God 
pro  lefts  die  fiom  them  all. 
*  A  5  PSALM 


i.o  PSALM   vii. 

PSALM    VII. 

i  ^VLORD,  my  God,  fince  I  have  plac'd 

\J         my  Truft  alone  in  thee, 
From  a!l  my  Perfecutors  Rage, 
do  thou  deliver  me. 

2.  To  fave  me  from  my  threat'ning  Foe, 

Lord,  interpofe  thy  Pow'r  ; 
Left,  like  a  favage  Lion,  he 
my  helplefs  Soul  devour. 

3,  4.  If  I  am  guilty,  or  did  e'er 

againft  his  Peace  combine  ; 
Nay,  if  I  have  not  fpar'd  his  Life, 
who  fought  unjuftly  mine  ; 

5.  Let  then  to  persecuting  Foes, 

my  Soul  become  a  Prey  ; 
Let  them  to  Earth  tread  town  my  Life, 
in  Duft  my  Honour  lay. 

6.  Arife,  and  let  thine  Anger,  Lord, 

in  my  Def  nee    engage  ; 
.Exalt  thyfelf  above  my   Foes, 

and  their  infulting  Rage    : 
Awake,   awake,  in  my   Behalf 

the    Judgment    to  difpenfe, 
Which  thou  hail  righteoufly  ordainM 

for  injur'd  Innocence. 

7.  So  to  thy  Throne  adoring  Crouds 
*  lhall  ftill  for  Juftice  Rv   : 

Oh  !  therefore  for  their  Sakes,  refume, 

thy  Juigmenc-Seat  on  nigh. 
H.  Impartial  Judge  of  all  the   World, 

1  truft  my  Caufe  to    thee  ; 
According  to  my   Righteouihefs 

io  let  thy   Sentence  be, 

9.  Let 


PSALM  vii,  viii.  n 

9.  Let  wicked    Arts   and  wicked  Men, 

together  be  o'rethrown  ; 
But   guard  the  Juft,  thou    God,  to  whom 
the  Hearts  of  both  are  fcnown. 

10,  ir.  Godmc  protefto  ;  not    only   me, 

but  all   of  upright   Heart  ;^ 
And  daily  lays  up  Wrath  for  thole 
who  from  his  Laws  depart. 

12.  If  they  perfift,  he  whets  has  Sword, 

his   Br-w   (lands  ready  bent  ; 

13.  Ev'n  now,  with  fwift  Deflrufticn  wing  d, 

his  pointed  Shaft?  ate  fent. 

14.  The   Plots  are    fruitlefs,    which  thy    Foe 

unjuftlv  did  conceive  : 

15.  The  Pit  he   digg'd  for  me  has  prov  d 
his  own  untimely  Grave. 

16.  On  his  own  Head  his  Spite    returns, 
whilft    If  cm  Harm     m  free  : 

On  him   the  Violence  is    iall'n 

which  he  difign'd   for  mc. 
17    Therefore  will  I  the    righteous  Ways 

of  Providence   proclaim  ; 
I'll   fir.g  the  Praife  of  God   mod  High, 

and  celebrate    his  Name. 

PSALM    VIII. 

j    >r-v   THOU,  to  whim    all  Creatures  bow 

\y        within    this  earthly   Frame, 
Thro'  all  the  World,  how  great  art  Thou  ! 

how  glorious    is   thy  Name  ! 
In  Heav'n  thy  wond'rous  Acts  are  fang, 

ror  fully    reckon'cl  there  ; 
2.  And    >et  thou  mak'fi.  the   Infant-Tongue, 

thy  boundlcfs  Praife  declare.  ^ 


12        PSALM  vHi,  ix. 

Thro'   thee  the  Weak  confound  the  Strong, 
and  crufti   their  haughty  Foes; 

And  fo  thou  quell'ft   the    wicked  Throng 
that  thee   and   thine  oppofe. 

3.  When  Heav'n, thy  beauteous  Work  on  high, 

employs   my   wond'ring  Sight  ; 
The   Moon,   that  nightly  rules   the    Sky, 
with  Stars  of  feebler  Light. 

4.  What's  Man,  fay  I,  that,  Lord,  thoulov'il 
to    keep  him  in   thy  Mind  ? 

Or  what  his  Offspring,    that  thou  prov'ft 
to  them  fo  wond'rous  kind  t 

5.  Him  next  in   Pow'r  thou  didft  create 

to  thy  celeftial  Train  ; 

6.  Ordain'd  with  Dignity  and  State, 

o'er  all  thy  Works  to  reign. 

7.  They  jointly  own  his  pow'rful  S*ay; 

the  Beaft  that  prey  or  graze  ; 

8.  The  Bird   that  wings  its   airy  Way; 
the  Fifti  that  cuts  the  Seas. 

9.  O    Thou  to  whom  all  Creatures   bow 
withi.i  this  earthly  Frame, 

Thro*  all  the  World  how   great   art   thou  ! 
how  glorious  is   thy  Name  ! 

PSALM   IX. 

1    '  BT^O  celebrate  thy    Praife,  O  Lord, 

\^  I   will  my   Heart  prepare  : 

To  all    the  li/Pnin^    World  thy   Works, 

thy  wond'rous  Works  declare. 
2.  The  Thought  of  them  mall  to  my  Soul 

exalted  Pleafure  bring ; 
Whilft  to  thy    Name,  O   thou  moil  High, 

triumphant  Praife  I  fing. 

3.  Thou 


P  S  A  L  M  ix,  13 

3.  Thou  mad'ft  my    haughty  Foes  to- turn 
their  Backs  in  fhameful   Flight : 

Struck  with  thy    Prefence,  down  they  fell  ; 
they  perim'd   at    thy  Sight 

4.  Againft  infulting  Foes  advanc'd, 
Thou  didft  my  Caufe  maintain  ; 

My  Right  averting  from    thy  Jhrone, 
where  Truth  and  JufKce  reign. 

5.  The  Infolence  of  Heathen  Pride 
thou    haft  reduc'd  to  Shime; 

Their  wicked  Offspring  quite  deflroy'd, 
and  blotted  out  their  Name. 

6.  Miitaken   Foes,   your  haughty  Threats 

are  to   a  Period  come  : 
Our  City  ftinds,  which   you  defign'd 
to  make  our   common  Tomb. 

7.  8.  The  Lord  forever  lives  who  has 

his  righteous   Throne  prepar'd 
Impartial  J'jltice   to  difpenfe, 

to   punifh  or  reward. 
o.  Goa  is   a  conltant  fure  Defence 

againft  opprefling  Rage  ; 
As   Troubl  s  rife,    his  needful   Aids 

in  our  Behalf  engage. 

10.  All  thofe  who  have  his  Goodnefs  prov'd, 
will   in    his  Truth  confide  ; 

Whofe  Me  cy  ne'er  foifjok   the  Man 
that   on   his    Help   rely  d. 

11.  Sing  P-aifes  therefore  to    the  Lord, 
from   Zion  his  Abode  ; 

Proclaim  his  Deeds,  till  all  the    World, 
confefs  no  ether  God. 

P  ART 


H  P  S  A  L  M    ix. 

P  A  R  T    TL      « 

12.  When  the  Trquiry  makes  for    Blood, 
he  calls  the  Poor  to  Mind  : 

The  inju-'d  humble   Man's    Complaint, 
RedrtTs   from  him  fhall   find. 

13.  Take  Pity    on  my    Troubles  Lord, 
which  fpittful    Foes    create. 

Thou   that   has   iefcu'd  me   10  oft 
from   Death's  devouring  Gite. 

14    In    Si  on  then  I'll  firg  thv  Praife, 

to  all  that  love    thv    Name  ; 
And  with  loud   Sh  uts  of  grateful  Joy 

thy   faving   Pow'r    rroc!-im 

15.  Deep  m  the  Pit  they   djeg'd  for   me 
the  Heathen   Pride  is  laid  ; 

Their  guilty  Feet   to  their  own  Snare 
infcnfibly  betray'd. 

16.  Thus,  by  the  juft   Returns    he    makes, 
the  mighty   Tojd    is    known; 

While  wicked   Men  by   their  own  Plots 
are  fh  nv  fully   o'erthrown. 

17.  No  fingle  Sinner  mall  efcape 
by   Privacy  obfcur'd  ; 

Nor  Nation,   from  his  juft  Revenge, 
by  Numbers   be   fecur'd. 

18.  His  fufTring  Saints,  when  moil  diflrefs'd 
he  ne'er  fo  gets    to  aid; 

Their  expectations  ftiall  be  crown  d, 
tho'  for  a  Time  delay'd. 

19.  Ante,    O   Lord,  affert  thy   Pow,r, 
and    let  not  Man  o'ercome  ; 

Defcend  to   Judgment,  and  pronounce 

the  guilty    Heathens  Doom.  ^.^ 


PSALM   x,  15 

20.  Strike  Terror  tW  the  Nations  round, 

till,  by  consenting  Fears, 
They  to  each  other,  and  themfelves, 

but  mortal  Men  appear. 

PSALM    X. 

THYPrefence  why  withdraw'**  thouLord? 
why  hid'il  thou   now    thy    Face, 
When  difmal  Times   of  deep   Diilrefs 
call  for  thy    wonted  Grace  ? 

2.  The  Wicked,  fwell'd  with  lawlefs  Pride, 

have   made  the    Poor    their  Prey  : 
O  let  them  fall   by  thofe  Defigns 
which  they  for  others  lay. 

3.  For  ftrait  they   triumph,   if  Succefs 

their    thriving  Crirn^    attend  ; 
And  ford;d    Wretches   whom  God   hates, 
perverfly  they  commend. 

4.  To  own  a  Pow'r  above   themfelves 
their  haughty    Prid"  difdain;  ; 

And   therefore  in  their   ftubbom  Mind 
no  Thought  of  God  remains. 

5.  Oppreffive  Methods   they  perfue, 
and  all    their  Foes   they   flight  ; 

Becaufe  thy    Judgments    unobfervM 
are  far  above  their   Sight. 

6.  They    Fondly  think  their  profp'rous  State, 

mall   unmolerted  be  ; 
They  think  their  vain  Defigns    ihall  thrive, 
from   Difippointments  free. 

7.  Vain  and  deceitful  is    their  Speech, 

with   Curfes    filPd,    and   Lies  ; 
By  which   the    Mifchief  of  their  Heart 
they  fludy    to  difguife. 

8.  Near 


16  P  S  A  L  M    x. 

8.  Near  publick  Roads    they   lie  coneeal'd, 

and   all   their    Art   employ, 
The  Innocent  and  Poor  at  once 

to  rifle,    and  deftroy. 

o.   Not  Lions,  couching  in  their  Dens, 

furprife  theii  heedlef.  Prey 
With   greater  Cunning,   or  exprefs 

more  favage  Rage,  than  thty. 
10.   Sometime*  they   ad    the   harmlefs    Man, 

and  morieft  Looks  thev    wear  ; 
That,  fo  deceiv'd     the  Poor   may   lefs 

their  fudden  Onfet    fear. 
PART    IL 
ii    For  God,    they   think,   ro   Notice  take? 

of  their  unrighteous  Deeds  ; 
He  never  min- "s    the   fuff'ring  Poor, 

nor  their  Oppre^on  heeds. 

12.  Bu.t  thou,   O  Lord,  at  length   anfe 
ftretch    forth  ;hy  mighty    Arm  ; 

And,   by  the  Gfeainefs    of  thy   Pow'r, 
defend  the    Poor  from    Harm. 

13.  No  longer  let  the   Wicked  vaunt, 
and  proudly    b  ailing,  fay, 

"  T  e    Loid  regards  not  what  we   do, 
<<  he  never  will  repay*'' 

14.  Ejut   fure,    thou  Left,  and  all  their  Deeds 
impartially   doll    try  : 

The  Oiphan,   therefore,   and  the  Poor, 
on  thee  for  Aid  rely. 

15.  Defencelefs    let  the   Wicked  fall, 
of  all   their  Strength   bereft  : 

Confoi-nd,  G   God,    their  dark  Dcfigns, 
till  no   remains  are  left. 


PSALM  x,  xi. 


i7 


26,  Aflert  thy  juft  Dominion,  Lord, 

which  fliall   for  ev?r  ftand  : 
Thou,  who   the  Heathen  did'ft  expel 

fiom  thu  thy  chofen  Land. 

17.  Thou  doft  the  humble   Sappliants  hear, 
that  to  thy   Throne  repair  ; 

Thou   firft  prepar'it  their  Hearts  to  pray, 
and  then   accept'it   their  Pray'r. 

18.  Thou,  in  thy  righteous  Judgment, weigh'ft 
the  Fatherlefs  and  Poor  ; 

That  fo  the  Tyrants  of  the  Earth 
may  perfecute   no   more. 

PSALM    XL 

x    QINCE   I  have  plac'd   my  Truft  in  God, 

O       a  refuge  always    nigh, 
Why    mould  I,   like  a    tim'rous   Bird, 

to  diltant   Mountains  fly  ? 
2.   Behold,   the    Wicked  bend  their  Bow, 

and  ready    fix  their  Dart  ; 
Lurking  in  Ambufh  to   deitroy 

the   Man   of  upright   rleart. 

3  When  once  the  firm  Aflurance   fails, 
which  publick  Faith    imparts, 

'Ti;  Tirrie   for  Innocence   to  fly 
from    fuch  deceitfu'    Arts. 

4.  The  Lord   hath    both  a  Temple  here, 

and  righteous    Throne  above  ; 

Where  he  furveys    the   Sons  of  Men, 

and  how  their  Counfels  move  : 

5.  If  God,  the  Righteous,    whom  he  loves, 
for   Tryal,  does  correct ; 

What  muil  the   Sons  of  Violence, 
whom  he  abhors,  expect  ? 

6.  Snares 


18  PS  A'L  M    xi,  xii. 

6.  Srarfs,  Fire,  and  Brimftone,  en  their  Heads 
fhall  in  one  Tempeft   fhow'r  ; 

This    dreadful  Mixture  his  Revenge 
into   their   Cup  fhall  pour. 

7.  The   righteous  Lord  will  righteous  Deeds, 
with    figna]  Favour   grace  ; 

And   to  the  upright  Man  difclofe 
the  Brightnei?  of  his  Face. 

PSALM  XII. 

I    QINCE  godly  Men  decay,  O  Lord, 

J5       do  thou  my   Caufe  defend  ; 
For  fcarce  thefe  wretched  Times  afford 
one  juft    and    faithful  Friend. 

2.  One  Neighbour  now  can  fcarce  believe 
what  th'   other  does  impart  ; 

With  flatt'ring   Lips  they  all  deceive 
and  with  a  double  Heart. 

3.  But  Lips  that  with  Deceit  abound, 
can   never  profper    long  ; 

God's  righteous   Vengeance  will  confound 
the   proud  blafpheming  Tongue. 

4.  In  vain   thofe  foolim  Boafters   fay, 

"  Our  Tongues   are,  fure,  our   own  ; 
"  With  doubtful  Words  we'll  (till  betray, 
"  and  be  controul'd   by   none. 

5.  For  God,  who  hears   the  fuff'ring  Poor, 
and    their  Oppreffion   knows, 

Will    foon  arife/and   give  them  Reft, 
in  fpite  of  all  their   Foes. 

6.  The  Word   if  God    fhall  ftill  abide, 
and   void  of  Falfrn  od  be, 

As  is  the  Silver,   lev'n   times  try'd, 
from  droffy  Mixture  free. 

7.  The 


TT  A  L  M  xii,  xiii.  19 

7.  The  Promife  of  his  aiding  Grace 
ftnir   reach  its  purpos'd  End  • 

His  Servants  from  his  faithlefs  Race 
he  ever   fhall  defend 

8.  Then  ihaJl   the   Wicked  be  perplex'd, 
to  know  which  Way  to  fly  ; 

When  thofe  whom  they  defpis'dand  vex'd. 
ihall  be  advanced  on   high. 

PSALM    XIII. 

1  I*  JQW  long  wilt  thou  forget  me,  Lord  ? 

JL  X       muft  I    forever  mourn  ? 
How   long  wilt  thou  withdraw  from  me, 
Oh,  never   to   return  ? 

2.  How  long  fhall  anxious  Thoughts  my  Soul, 
and  Grief  mv   Heart  opprefs  f 

How  long  my  Enemies  infuJt, 
and  I  have  no  Redrefs  ? 

3.  O,  hear  !  and  to  my  longing  Eyes 
reftore  thy  wonted  Li^hc  ; 

And  fuddenly,  or  I  mail  lleep 
in  everlafting  Night. 

4.  R.eitore  me,  left  they  proudly  boaft 
'twas   their  own  Strength  o'ercame  : 

Permit  not  them  that  vex  my  Soul, 
to  triumph  in  my   Shame. 

5.  Since  I  have  always  plac'd  my  Truft 

beneath  thv   Mercy/s   Wing, 
Thy  faving  Health  will  com°  and  then 

my  Heart  with   Joy  Ihal  fpring  ; 
6    Then  mall  my  Song,  with  Praiie  infpir'd, 

to  thee,  my  God,    afcend, 
Who  to  thy  Servant  in  Diilrefs, 

fuch  Bounty  didit  extend, 

PSALM 


20  PSALM  xiv,  xv. 

PSALM  XIV. 
I    QURE,  wicked   Fools  mull  needs  furpofe 
i^     That  God  is  nothing  but  a  Name: 
Corrupt  and  lewd  their  Practice  grows, 
No  Breall  is  warm'd  with  holy  Flame. 

2.  The  Lord  look'd  down  from  HcavVs  high 
And  all  the  Sons  of  Men  did  view,  (Tow'r 
To  fee  if  any  own'd  his  Pow'r  ; 

If  any  Truth  or  Juftice  knew. 

3.  But  all,  he  faw,  were  gone  afide, 
All  were  degen'rate  grown   and  hafe  : 
None  took  Religion  for  their  Guide, 
Not  one  of  all  the  finful  Race. 

4.  But  can  thefe  Workers  of  Deceit 
Be  all  fo  dull   ard  fcnfekfs  grown, 
That  they,  like  Bread,   my    People  eat, 
And  God's  Almighty  Pow'r  difown  ? 

5.  How  will  they  tremble  then  for  Fear, 
When  his  juft   Wrath  mail    them  o'ertake  ! 
For,  to  the  Righteous,  God  is  near, 

And  nevfr  will  their  Caufe  forfake. 

6.  Ill  Men,  in  vain   with  Scorn  expofe 
The  Methods  which  the  Good  purfue ; 
Since  God  a  Refuge  is  for  thofe 
Whom  hisjuft  Eyes  with  Favour  view. 

7^  Would  he  is  faving  Pow'r  empl  y, 
To  break  his  People's  fervile  Band  ; 
Then  Shouts  of  univerfal   Joy 
Sha.l  loudly  eccho  thro'  the  Land. 

PSALM   XV. 

1    T    ORD,  who's  the  happy  Man,  that  may 
1   j  to  thy   b'eit  Courts  repair  ; 

Not,  Stranger-like,  to  vifit  them, 
but  to  inhabit  there  \ 

2.  »Ti« 


PSALM  xv,  xvi.  11 

2    'Tis  he,  whofe  ev'ry  Thought,  and  Deed 

by  Rules  of  Virtue   moves  ; 
Whole  gen'rous  Tongue  dizains  to  fpeak 

the  Thing  his  Heart  difproves. 

3.  Who  never  did   a  Slander  forge, 
his  Neighbour's  Fame  to  wound 

Nor  hearken  to  a  falfe  Report, 
by  Malice  whifper'd  round. 

4.  -Who  Vice  in  all  it's  Pomp  and  Pow'f, 

can  treat  with  juft  Neglect ; 
And  Piety,  tho'  cloath'd  in   Rags, 

religioufly  refpect. 
Who  to  his  plighted  Vows  and  Trull * 

has  ever  firmly  flood  ; 
And  tho'  he  promife  to   his  Lofs, 

he  makes  his  Promife  good. 

5.  Whofe  Soul  in  Ufury  difdains 
his  Treafure-  to,  employ  ; 

Whom  no  Rewards  can  ever   bribe. 

the   Guiltlefs  to  deftroy. 
The  Man,  who  by  this  fteady  CouHe 

has  Happinefs  enfur'd, 
When  Earth's  Foundation  fnakes,  mail  Hand. 

by  Providence  fecur'd. 

.    PSALM    XVI. 

1   TJROTECT     me    from  my  cruel  Foe?, 
J7      and  fhield  me,   Lord,  from  Harm  ; 
Becaufe  my  Truft    I  Hill  repofe 

on  thy   Almighty   Arm. 
2.  My  Soul  all  Help   but   thine  does  flight, 

all   Gods   but  Thee   difown  ; 
Yet   can   no  Deeds  of  mine  requite, 
the  Goodnefs  thou  hail  mown. 

3-  But 


22  PSALM    xvi. 

3.  But  thofe   that  ftriftjy   virtuous  are, 
and  love    the    1  king-  that's   right, 

To  favour  always,  and   prefer, 
inall  be    my  chief  Delight 

4.  How  fhall  their  Sonows   be   increased, 
who   other  Gods   adore  ! 

Their    bloody  Off'iings   I   deteft, 
their  very   Names  abhor. 

5.  My  Lot  is   fail';  in  tne  b]eft  Land 
where    God    is    truly  known  ; 

He  fills  my    Cup   with    lib'ral   Hand; 
tis  He  fupports,  my   Throne. 

6.  In  Nature's   molt  delightful  Scene 
my  happy   Portion  lies  ; 

The  Place  of  my  appointed  Reign 
all  other  Lands  outvies. 

7.  Therefore  my  Soul   /hall  bfefs  that  Lord, 
whofe  Precepts  give   me  Light, 

And  private   Counfel  ftill  afford, 
in   Sorrow's  difmal   Night. 

8.  I  ftrive  each    Adion  to  approve 

to  His   all- feeing  Eye  ; 
No  Danger   fhall    my  Hopes   remove, 
becaufe  He  flill  is  nigh. 

9.  Therefore   my  Heart  all   Grief  defies, 
my  Glory   does  rejoice  ; 

My  Flefli  fhall  reft,  in  Hope   to  rife, 
wak'd  by   His   pow'rful  Voice. 

10.  Thou,  Lord,'  when  I  refign  my  Breath, 
my  Soul  from  Hell  fhalt  free  ; 

Nor  let  thy  Holy   one  in  Death 
the  leafl  Corruption  fee. 

11.  Thou 


PSALM    xvi,   xvii.        23 

11.  Thou  (halt  the  Path  of  Life   difplay, 

that  to  thy   Pretence   lead  , 
■Where    Pleasures  dwell    without    Allay, 

and  Joys  that   never  faie. 

PSALM    XVEI. 

1    >TpO  my  juft  Plea,   and  fad  Complaint, 

attend,    O   righteous    Lord, 
And   to  my  Pray'r,  as  'tis  unfeign'd,^ 
a  gracious  Ear  afford. 

2.  As  in  thy  Sight  T   am  approv'd, 

fo  let   my   Sentence  be  ; 
And   witri  impartial    Eyes,   O  Lord, 
my  upright  Dealings   fee. 

3.  £or  thou  haft  fearch'd  my  Heart  by  Day 
and  viiited   by  Night  ; 

And  on  the  ftrifteft  Trial*  found 

its   fecret  Motions  right. 
Nor  fliall  thy   Juftice,    Lord  alone 

my  Heart's   Defigns  acquit; 
For  I  have  purpos'd,  that  my  Tongue 

fhall  no  Offence  commit. 

4.  I  know  what  wicked  Men  would  do, 

their   Safety  to   maintain  ; 
But  me  thy  juft  and  mild    Commands 
from   bloody  Paths  reftrain. 

5.  That  I  may  Hill,  in  fpite  of  Wrongs, 
my  Innocence  fecure, 

O,  guide  me  in  thy  righteous  Ways, 
and  make  my  Footiteps  fure. 

6.  Since  heretofore  I  ne'er  in  vain 
to  Thee  my  Pray'r  addrefs'd  ; 

O  !  now,  my  God,  incline  thine  Ear 
to  this  my  juft  Re^ueft, 

7.  The 


24  f  bALM   x\ii. 

7.  The  Wonders  of  thy  Truth  and  Love 
in  my  Defence   engage, 

Thru  whofe  Right-hand  preferves  thy  Saints 
from  their  OpprclTors  Rage. 

PART    JI. 

8,  9    O!  keep    me   in  thy  tend'reil  Care; 

thy  fheltring  Wings  ftretch  out, 
To  guard    me  fafe  from  favage  Foes, 
that  compafs  me   about  : 

10.  O'ergrown    with  Luxury,  inclos'd 
in  their  own  Fat  they  lie  ; 

And   with  a  proud  blafpheming  Mouth 
both  God  and  Man  defie. 

1 1.  Well  may    they  boaft  ;  for  they  have  now 
my  Paths  etcompafs'd  round  ; 

Their  Eyes  at  watch,    their  Bodies  bow'd 
and  couching  on   the   Ground.  • 

12.  In  Poflure  of  a  Lion  fet, 
when  greedy   of  his  Prey  ; 

Or  a  young  Lion,  when  he  lurks 
within  a  covert  Way. 

13.  Arife,  O  Lord,   defeat  their  Plots, 
their  fuelling  Rage  controul  : 

From  wicked   Men,  who  are   thy  Sword, 
deliver  thou   my   Soul  : 

14.  From  worldly  Men,  thy  fharpefl:  Scourge, 
whofe  Portion's  here  below  ; 

Who  fili'd  with  earthly  Stores,  afpire 
no  other  Blifs  to  know. 

15.  Their  Race  is  num'rou?,  that  partake 
their  Subftance   while  they  live ; 

Their  Heirs  furvive,  to  whom  they  may 
the  vail  Remainder  give. 

16.  But 


P  S  A  L  M  xvli*  xv-iii.         25 

16.  But   I,  in  Uprightnefs,  thy  Face 

mall   view   vv:th.out    Controul  ; 
And,  waking,    mall    its   Image    find 

reileded    in   my  Soul, 

PSALM    XYiU, 

1  TVT^  Chance   rf  Times    (hall  ever  frock 

2  1\       My    firm   AfFecVion.    Lord,,,   to  Thee 
For    thou  haft   always    been    a   Rock, 

A  Fortreis  and    Defence  to  me. 
Thou   my    DeHv'rer  art,   my  God  ; 
My    Trull  is  in  thy   mighty  Pow'r  ; 
Thou  art  my  Shield   from   Foes  abroad, 
At   home   my   Safeguard   and  my    Tow'r. 

3.  To  Thee  I   will   addrefs    my  Pxii *r, 
(To    whom   all  Piaife  we  juftly    owe  i) 
So  mall    I,   by  thy  watchful  Care, 

Be  guarded   from  my    treach'rou:  Foe. 

4,  5     By    Floods    of  wicked   Men   difhefs'd, 
With    deadly  Sorrows    compalVd  round, 
With    dire  infernal    Pangs  oppiefb'd, 

In  Death's  unwieldy  Fetters    bound. 

6.  To  Heaven   I    made  my  mournful  Pray'r, 
To    God    addrefs'd  my   humble   Moan  ; 
Who   gracioufly    inclin'd    his  Ear, 

And  heard    me   fiorrv  his  lofty   Throne. 
PART     ]l 

7.  When    God  arofe,   to    take  my  Part, 
TOie  cor.fcious  Earth  did    quake    for  F(ar; 
From    their  firm    Ports   the    Hills   did  ftart, 
Nor  could  his    dreadful    Fury  bear. 

S.   Thick   Clouds  of  Smoke   difpert'd  abroad, 
Enfigns  of  Wrath   before   Him  came; 
Devouring   Fire    atound    Him  'glow'd, 
That  Coals   were  kindled  at  us  Flame. 

B  9,  He 


2b  FbALM    xvui. 

9.  He  left    the  beauteous  Realms    ef  Light 
Whilll  Heav'n  bow'd  down  its  awful  Head 
Bneath  his    Feet    fubilantial    Night 

Was,    like    a   fable    Carpet,    fpread. 

10.  The   Chariot  of  the  King  of  Kings, 
Which  active  Troops    of  Angels   drew, 
On   a  flrong  Temper's    rapid"  Wingf, 
With  molt  amazing   Swifcnefs,   flew. 

11.  12.  Black  watry  Mills  and  Clouds  confpir'd 
With    thickefl  Shades,    his    Face  to   veil ; 
But  at    his  Brightnefs    foon   retir'd, 

And    fell  in   Sbow'rs   of  Fire    and    Hail. 

13.  l^hro'HeavVs  w:deA;ch  a  thund'ringPeal, 
God's    angry    Voice    did    leudly  roar  ; 
While  Earth's   fad    Face  with   Heaps  of  Hail, 
And    Flakes  of  Fire,   was  cover'd  o'er. 

14.  His  fliarpen'd    Arrows  round   He    threw, 
Which    made   his  fcatter'd  Foes  retreat  ; 
Like   Darts  his   nimble   Light'nings  flew, 
And  quickly  finifh'd  their    Defeat. 

15.  The  Deep   it's   fecret  Stores   difclos'd, 
The  World's  Foundations  naked  lay  ; 

B/   his  avenging  Wrath  expos'd, 
Which  fiercely  rag'd  that  dreadful  Day. 

PART    III. 

16.  The   Lord   did  on  my  Side  engage  ; 
From  Heav'n,  his  Throne  my  Caufe  upheld  ; 
And  fnatch'd    me   from  the  furious  Rage 

Of  threat'ning    Waves,  that    proudly   fwelPd, 
-17.  God  his   refiftlefs    Pow'r  employ 'd 
My    ilrongefr  Foes   Attempts   to  break   ; 
Who   elfe  with   Eafe  had  foon    deftroy'd 
The  weak  Defence  that  I  could  make. 

18.  Their 


PSALM   xviii.  27 

18.  Their  fubtle    Rage  had    near  prevail'd, 
When    T   diftrefs'd    and    friendlefs    lay  ; 
But  ftill    when    other   Succours  fail'd, 
God    was    my    firm  Support    and  Stay. 

19.  From  Dangers   that  enclo&'c   me  round* 
He  brought  me  forth  and   fet    me  free  ; 
For  fome  juft  caufe  his  Gocdnefs    found, 
That  mov'd   Him   to    deligrt  in   me. 

20.  B?caufe  in  me    no    Guilt  rema:ns, 
God    does  his  gracious    Help  extend    .* 
My    Hands    are   free   from   bloody  Stains 
Therefore  the  Lord  is   ftill    my    Friend. 

21.  22.   For  T  his  Judgments    kept    in  Sight, 
In    his  juft:    Paths  have   always   trod  ; 

I  never  did   his   Statutes    flight, 

Nor  loofely   wander'd  from   my  God. 

2?,   24.  But  ftill  my  Soul,  fincere  and  pure, 
Did  e'en    from    darling  Sins  refrain  : 
His  Favours   therefore    yet  endure, 
Becaufe  my    Heart  and  Hands    are    clean, 

PART     IV. 
25,26.  Thou  fuit'ft,  O  Lord,  thy  righteousWaya 
To  various  Paths  of  human  Kind  ; 
They  who  for  Mercy  merit  Praife, 
With  Thee   fhall  wond'rous   Mercy  find. 
Thou  to  the  Juft  fhall  Juftice  ftiow  ; 
The  Pure  thy   Purity  fhall  fee  ; 
Such   as  perverfly  choofe  to  go, 
Shall  meet  with  due  Returns  from  Thee. 

27,28.  That  He  the  humble  Soul  will  fave* 
And  crufh  the   Haughty's  boafted  Might, 
In  me  the   Lord   an   Inftance  gave, 
Whofe  Darkncfs  He  has  turn'd  to  Light. 

B  2  29.  Oa 


28  PSALM    xviii. 

29.  On   hi<  firm    Succour   T    rely'd 
And    did  o'er    num'rous  Foe?   prevail; 
Nor    feai'd   whilit  He    \\&     on    my    bide, 
The   bed  defended   Walls   to  fcale. 

30.  For  God's    Defigns  mall  flill    fucceed  ; 
1-ns    Woid   will    bear  the    utmoft    Tell  : 
He's  a    flrong    Shield    to  all    ihat  need, 
And    on    his"  lure    Protection    reft 

31.  Who  then   deferves  to    be  ador'd, 
But  God    on    whom  my    Hopes  depend  ; 
Or   who,   except   the    mighy   Lord, 

Can   with  refiftlcfs    Pow'r  defend  I 

p  a  Rt;\. 

32.  33.  'Tis  God   that  girds   my   Armour  on, 
\And*  all  mv  jufl  Defigns  fulfils; 
Through    Him  my  Feet  can   fwiftly  run, 
And  nimbly  climb    the   fleepefl  Hills. 

,.-,.   Leffons  of  War  from    Him    I  take,    - 
And  manly  Weapons  learn  to  wield  : 
Strong  Bows  of  Steel  with  Eafe  I  break,* 
Forc'd    by  my   ftronger  Arms  to  yield. 

jr!  The  Buckler  of  His   faving  Health 
Woteds  me  from  infulting  Foet  : 
His   Hand  fuitains   me    Hill  ;  my  Wealth 
And    Greatnefs  from  his    Bounty  flows. 
.   My    Goings  He  enlarg'd  abioad, 

11    ihen  to  narrow  Paths  confin'd  ; 

d,   when    in   flipp'ry   Ways  I  trod, 
The  Method  of  my  Steps  defign'd. 

iS.  Through    Him  I  num'rous  Hofts  defeat, 
And  flying  Squadrons  captive   take  ; 
Nor  from  my  fierce  Purfuit  retreat, 
Till  1  a  final  Conaueit  make. 

38.  Cover'd 


PSALM    xviii.  29 

38.   Cover'd  with  Wounds,  in  vain  they  try 
Their  vanquifh'd  Heads  again   to  rear  : 
Spite  of  their  boaned  Strength,    they  lie      • 
Beneath  my  Feet,  and  grovel  there. 

29.   God  when  frefli  Armies    take  the    Field, 
Recruits  my  Strength,  my   Courage  warms 
He  makes  my  ftrong  Oppolers  yield, 
Subdu'd  by  my    prevailing  Arms. 

40.  Thro*   Him,  the   Necks  of  proitrate  Foes 
Mv  conqu'ring  Feet  in   Triumph  prefs  : 
Aided   by    Him,    I   root  out  thole, 

Who  hate   and   envy  my  Succefs. 

41.  With  loud  Complaints   all     Friends    they 
But  none  was    abre   to  defend  :  [try'd;* 
At   length    to  God  for    Help    they  cry'd  ; 
But  God   would  no  Afiiitance  knl. 

4?..  LUe  flying    Duft,    which    Winds  puifue, 
.1  heir  broken    Troops  I  fcat'e.'u   round  : 
Their  flaughter'd  Bodies    forth  1  threw, 
Like  loathfome   Pi-r,  that    c'ogs   the  G;ounJ. 
PART     VI. 

43.  Our  factious  Tribes,   at   St  ife  till  now, 
By   God's  Appointment,  me    d>- 

The  Heathen    to    my    Sceptre  bow. 
And  foreign  Nations   own   my    Sway. 

44.  Remoieit.    Realms  their   Homage   fend, 
When    my    fuccefsful  Name    they    hear  ; 
Strangers   for  my    Comminds    attend, 
Chaim'd    with   Refpeft,  or  aw 'd  by  Fear. 

4c.    All    to    my  Summons  tamely  yield, 
Or   focn   in  Battle    are   difmay'd  ; 
For    ftronger    Holds    they  quit   the  Field, 
And    itiil  in  flrongeft   Holds   afraid. 

B   3  46.  Let 


30         PSALM  xviii,  xix. 

46.  Let  the   eternal  Lord   be  prais'd, 
The   Rock  on    whofe  Defence   I   reft  ! 
O'er   highei*    Heav'ns  his    Name   be  rais'd, 
Who  me   with   his  Salvation  blefs'd. 

47.  'Tis   God  that  ftitl  fupports   my  Right  ; 
His  juft  Revenge   my    Foes  purfues  ; 

'Tis   He,  th.tt,   with    lefifllefs  Might, 
Fierce   Nations   to   my  Yoke    fubdues. 

48.  My    universal  Safeguard    He! 
From   whom    my   Jailing-  Honours    flow  ; 
He  made  me    great    and   fet  me   free 
From  my  remorfelels  bloody    Foe. 

49.  Therefore,    to  celebrate  his    Fame, 
My    grateful  Voice    to  -Heav'n    I'll  raife  ; 
And  Nations,    Strangers   to  his  Name, 
Shall    thus   be  taught   to  fing  his  Praife  : 

50.  "  God   to  his  King  Deliv'rance  fends, 
•'  Shews   his  Anointed  iignal   Grace  : 

•«  His  Mercy  evermore  extends 

"To  David,  and  his  promis'd   Race." 

PSALM    XIX. 
1    /nr^HE  Heav'ns  declare  thy  Glory ,,  Lord, 

J^        which  that  alone  can  fill ; 
The    Firmament   and   Stars   exprefs 
their  great    Creator's   Skill. 

2.  The   Dawn   of  each    returning  Day, 

frelh    Beams  of  Knowledge    brings; 
And    from    the  dark    Returns    of  Nigh,t 
divine    Inftruclion    fpiings. 

3,  Their  pow'rful    Language   to  no  Realm 

or  Region  is  conhVd   ; 
'Tis  Nature's   Voice,  ard  underfiood 
alike    by  all   Mankind. 

4.  Their 


PSALM   xix.  31 

4X  Their  Doclrine  does  its  facred  Senfe 
through  Earth's  Extent  difplay  ; 

Whofe  bright  Contents  the  circling  Sun 
does  round    the  WoTld  convey. 

5>  No  Bridegroom    for  his   Nuptials  drefs'd 

has   fuch   a  chearful  Face  : 
No  Giant   does    like  him    rejoice, 

to  run  his    gloritfus  Race. 

6.  From  Eaft    10   Weft,    fiom  Weft  to  Eaft, 

his  reftlefs  Courfe  he  goes  ; 
And,  through  his  Progrefs,    chearful  Light, 
and  vital  Warmth  be  Rows. 
PART    II. 

7.  God'?  perfect   Law  converts  the  Soul, 

reclaims  from  falfe  Defires  ; 
With  facred  Wifdom  his  fure  Word 
the  Ignorant   infpires. 

8.  The  Statutes  of  the   Lord  are  juft, 

and   bring  fincere  Delight  ; 
His  pure  Commands  in   fcarch  of  Truth 
affift  the  feeblci't  Sight. 

9.  His  perfect  Worihip  here  is  fix'd, 

on  fure   Foundations  laid  .• 
His  equal  Laws  are  in  the  Seales 
of  Truth  and  Juftice  weigh'd   : 

10.  Of  more  Edeern  than  golden  Mines,    " 
or   Gold   reiin'd   with    Skill  ; 

More  Aveet  than  Honey,  cr   the    Drops 
that  fiom  the  Comb  diftil. 

11.  My  trufly    Counfellors   they   are, 
and  friendly    Warnings  give  : 

Divine  Rewards  attend   en  thofe, 
who  by  thy  Precepts  live. 

B  4  12,  Bui 


32  PSALM    xix,  xx. 

12.   Bat  what    frail  Man  obferves  how  oft 
he  does    from    Virtue   fall    ! 

0  !    cleanfe  me  from    my  fecret  Faults,' 
thou  God   that  know'ft  them  all. 

13-.  Let  no  prefumptuous    Sin,  O    Lord, 

Dominion  have  o'er  me   ; 
Thar,  by   thy  Grace   preferv'J,    I  may 

the    great    Tranfgreffion   flee. 
14.  So   mail  my   Pray'r  and  Praifes   be, 

wiih    thy  Acceptance  bled  ; 
And   J  fccure,   on  thy  Defence, 
my  Strength    and  Saviour    reft. 
P  S  A  L   M     XX. 

1  '"T^HE   Lord  to   thy   Requeft  attend, 

X        and    ne^r  thee   in    Diftrefs  ; 
The   Name  of  Jacob's   God   defend, 
and   grant  thy    Arms  fuccefs. 

2.  To  aid   thee  from   on    High  repair, 
and  Strength  from  Sign  give  ; 

3.  Remember  all  thy  OfPrings  there; 
thy   Sacrifice  receive. 

4.  To   compafs   thy  own   Heart's  Defire 

thy  Counfels    fti'l  direft    ; 
Make    kindly  all    Ev  nrs   confpire 
to  bring  them  to  EfRcl. 

5.  To   thy  Salvation,  Lord,   for  Aid, 
we    chearfully    repair 

With  Banners  in  thv   Name   difplay'd  ; 
"  The  Lord  accept  thy  Pray'r. 

6.  Our   Hopes   are  hVd,    that  now  the  Lord 
our  Sov'reign    will    defend  ; 

From  Heav'n  rtfifllefs  Aid  afford, 
and  to  his  Pray'r  attend. 

7«  Sonic 


PS  ALMxx,  xxi. 

7.   Some   truft  in  Steeds  for  War  defign'd, 

on   Chariots  fome  rely  ; 
Agamfl  them  all,  we'll  call  to  mind 

the  Pow'r  of  God  moil  High. 

8.   B'it,   from  their  Steeds  and  Chariots  thrown 

Behold,   them  thro'  the  Plain, 
DiioHsr'd  broke,  and   trampled  down, 

whi  ft  n>m  our    Troops   remain. 
-.Still   fave  us.    Lord,   and   (till  proceed 

our  rightful  Caufe  to  blefo; 
Hear,  Kin^  of  Hea-v'n,    in     Times  of  Need, 

the    Pray'rs   that  we   ad,i»-efs. 
PSALM  XXI. 
1  ■'   J  NriE  King,  O  Lord,  with  Son ^  nfPr 

J^        (hill  in   thy  Strength  rsj^ice  : 
With  thy  Salvation   cro v-Vd.    malt    raife 

to   H'av'n   his  chearhil    Voice. 
z.    For  Thou,    wh'te'er   his    Lips   reqi 

not  only  doll  impait, 
But   hall   with    thy   Acceptance  bled 

the    Wiihes    of  his    hleart. 

3.  Thy    G<->odnefs    and    thy   tender   Care 
have   ail    his    Hopes    out-wonc  . 

A   Crown    of  Go'd    Thou    mad'il    him     v- 
and     fett'dil    it    ftrtnly  on. 

4.  He  prayM    for    Life  ;  and   Thou,    O  Lord,* 
did'it    his    Inert  Span    extend, 

And    gracioufly  to   him  afford 
a    Life  that  ne'tr  ftiall  end. 

c.   Thy  fure  Defence  through  Nations  roi 
h/s  fpread   his  glorious  Name  ; 

And   hi.c   fucceAfu'   Anions   crown'd 
with    Majeffy.  and   Fame, 

B  5  6  Jl^K^ 


34  PSALM,   xbc. 

6.  Eternal  Buffing  Thou   fceftow'ft, 

and  mak'ft  his  Joys  increafe   ; 
While  Thou  to    him,    unclouded,    fhow'ft 

the  Brightnefs  of  thv   Face. 
PART    II. 
?.  Becaufe   the   King  on  God  alone 

for   timely   Aid   relies    ; 
His  Mercy  ill  11  Supports    his    Throne, 

and  all  bis    Wants  fupplies. 

8.  But,    righteous   Lord,    thy   flubborn   Foe* 

.  mall   feel  thy  heavy  Hand.; 
Thy  vengeful    Ann  fhall   nnd   out  thofe 
that  hate  thy   mild   Command. 

9.  When  Thou  againft  them   doft  engage, 

thy   juft,  but   dreadful  Doom 
Shall,  like   a   glowing   Oven's  Rage, 
their  Hopes  and   them  con  fume. 

10.  Nor  mall  thy  "furious    Anger  ceafe, 

or  wiih  their  Ruin   end  ; 

But  roct  out  all   their   guilty  Race, 

snd  to  their  Seed  extend. 

•ft.  For  all  their  Thoughts  were  fet  on  III, 
that  Hearts  on  Malice  bent  ; 

But  Thou  wirh  watchful    Care   did'it  Hill 
the   ill    E2r\£t«   prevent. 

12  In   vain  by    fhamt  ful    Flight  they'll  try 

to    'fcapc   th>   dreadful  Migfcl  ; 
While  thv   fwift  Darts  fhall    falter  fly, 
and   gail  trtm  in   their  blight. 

13  Thus,  Lord,    ihy    wond'rous  Strength   drf- 

ar.d  thus    txait  thy  Fame    ;  ^Uofe, 

Wiil ft  we  glad    Sengs  of    Praiie  compofe 
•to  thv  Almi&hty  Name. 

fSALM 


PSALM  xxiL  35 

PSALM    XXII. 
|   IV  ZfY  God,  my  God,  why  leav'ft  Thou  me 

1VA  when  *  with  Anguifli  faint  ? 

O,  why    fo  far  from   me   removM, 

and  from  mv   loud  Complaint  ? 
2.   All  Day,  but   all  the  Day   unheard, 

to  Thee  do   I  complain  ; 
With   Cries  implore  Relief  all  Night, 
but  cry   all  Night  in   vain. 

3.  Yet   Thou  art   (till  -the  righteous  Judge 

of  Innocence  opprefs'd   ; 
And  therefore    Ijrtel's    Praifes    are 
of  Right  to    Thee   addre^'d. 

4,  5.  On    Thee  our  Anceftors  rely'd, 
and    thy  DelivVance  found    ; 

With   pious    Confidence  they  pray'd, 
and  with  Succefs   were  crowa'd. 

6.  But  I  am  treated  like  a  Worm, 

like  none  of  human   Birth  : 
Not  only    bv    the    Great  revil'd, 
but   made  the    Rabble's   Mirth. 

7,  With    Laughter  all  the  gazing   Crowd 
my  Agonies  furvcy  ; 

They' moot  the  Lip,   they  make   the  Head 
and   thus,  deriding  fay   : 

8    "   In   God   he   trufted,  boafting  oft, 

"  that   be  was   Heav'ns  Delight  ; 
"  Let  Gcd   come  down  to  fave  him   now^ 

«*  and  own  his   Favourite. 
P  A  R  T     II 
o.  Thou  mad'ft  mv    teeming  Mother's  Womb 

a  living    Offspring    bear  ; 
When    but   a  Suckling  at  the    Breaft, 

1  was  thy  early   Care.  *««  Th«» 


3°  I'bALM   xxu. 

io.     Thou,  Guardian-like,   cidft   fhield  ftom 
my    helplefs    Infant    Days;  [Wrongs 

And  iince  hafl  been  my  God  and  Guide, 
through   Life's   bewilder'd  Ways. 

it.  Withdraw  not  then  fo  far  from  me, 

when    Trouble  is  fo   nigh  : 
O  !  fend    me   Help,  thy  Help,   on  which 

I  only  can  rely. 

12.  High-pamper,d  Bulls,    a    frowning   Herd, 
from  Bahans   Foreil  met. 

With  Strength  proportion'd  to  their  Rage, 
have  me  around  befct. 

13.  They  gape  on   me.  and  ev'ry  mouth 
a  yawning  Grave  appears  ; 

The  defert  Lion's  favage  Roar 

lefs  dreadful  is  thsn  theirs. 

PART    HI.  > 

14.  My  Blood,  like   Waters  fpill'd,  my  Joints 
are  r.ack'd,   and  out  o£  Frame  ; 

My    Heart  diifolves  within  my  Bread, 

like  Wax  before  the  Flame.. 
15     My  Strength,  likePotter?Earth,  is  parch'd; 

my  Tongue  cleaves    o  my  JfiWl  ; 
And  to  the  filent  Shades  of  Death 

my  fainting  Soul  withdraws. 

16.  Like  Blood-hound?,  to  furrcund  me,   they 
in  pack'd   AfTemblies  meet   ; 

They  piere'd  my    ir.<  ffenfive  Hands, 
they  piercd  my  barmlefs   Feet. 

17.  My   Body's  rack'd,  till  all  my  Bones 
diftin&ly    may  be  told  : 

Yet   fuch  a    Spectacle   of.Woe, 
as  Pailime   they    behold. 

18.  As 


PSALM    xxii.  fj 

1 8.  As  fpoil,  my  Garments  they  divide, 
Lots  for  my  Vefture  caft  : 

19.  Therefore  approach,  O  Lord,  my  Strength  ; 
and  to  my   Succour  hafte. 

20.  From  their  (harp  Sword  protect  Thou  me, 
of  all  but  Life  bereft  ! 

Nor   let   my  Darling   in  the  Pow'r 
of  cruel  Dogs  be  left. 

21.  To  fave  me    from    the  Lion's    Jaws, 
lhy    prefent   Succour    fend  ; 

As  once,    from    goring  Unicorns, 
Thou  didil  my   Life  defend. 

22.  Then   to    my   Brethren    I'M    declare 
the    Triumphs  of  chy    N-une  ; 

In  Prefence  of  affembled   SanUs, 
thy   Glory  thus  proclaim    : 

zy.   "  Ye   Worfhippcrs  of  Jacob's   Go  J, 

"  all  vou  of  I rael\  L  n?. 
u  O   praife    the    Lord,    and  to  your   Praife 

"  fincere   Obedience  join. 

24.  "   He    ne'er    difdain'd    on    low     Diilrefs 
"  to   call    a  gracious   Eve   ; 

"  Nor  turn'd   from    Poverty    His  Face, 
"  bat    hears  its    humoie  Cry." 

P  A  R  T     IV. 

25.  Thus   in  thv   facrcd  Courts,    will    I 
my  chear  il    rhan!*\-    exprefs  ; 

In  Prefence   ot   thv    Saints    perform 

the    Vo.v?    (f   rr.y    Diilrefs. 
26      The    meek   Companions   of  my   Grief 

fhait  nnd   mv    Table    fpread  ; 
And   ally    that,  feek    the   Lord,    mail    be 

with    Joys   immortal  fed. 
'  ^  27.  Thou 


38         PSALM  xxii,  xxiii. 

27.  Then  mall  the  glad  converted   World 

to  God   their  Homage  pav  ; 
And  fcatter'd  Narions  of  the   Earth 

one  fov'reign  Lord  obey. 
28    'Tis  his  fupreme  Prerogative 

o'er  fubject  Kings  to  reign  : 
'Tis  jufl:  that  he  fhould  rule  the  World* 

who  does  the  World  fuitain. 

•29    The  Rich,  who  are  with  Plenty  fed 

his  Bountv  mutt  confefs : 
The  Sons  of  Want,   by   Him  reliev'd 

their  gen'rous  Patron   b'efs. 
With  humb'e  Wo-fhip  to   his   Throne 

they  all    for   Aid    refort  : 
That  Pow'r  which  fiiit  their   Beings  gave, 

can  only  them    ft.pport. 

30,31.    Then   ihall    a  chofen  fpotkfs  Ra€e, 

devoted   to  his  Name. 
To  their  adminng  Heirs,   his  Truth 

and  glorious    Acls    proc^im, 
PSALM     XXlil. 
1    *~r^H:E    Lord  himfelf    the  mighty    Lord 

JL        vouchfa-fes  to  be  my  Guide  ; 
The   Shepherd,   by    whofe  -ccnitant   Care 

my    Wants*  are    all    fupply'd. 
.2.    In    tender  Grafs  He   makes  me    feed, 

and    gently    there    repofe  ; 
Then  leau>    me   to  cool    Shades,  and    where 

refrtfhing    Water   flow. 

3.  He  coes  my   wandring  Soul   reclaim, 

and,   to   his   endlefs   Piaife, 
Inilruct   with    humble    Zeal  to  walk 

in  his   moit  righr.eo.u3    Ways. 

4.I 


PSALM    xxiii,  xxiv.       39 

4.  I  pafs   the    gloomv   Vale   of  Death, 
from    Fear  and  Danger  free  ; 

For  there   his  aiding  Rod   and   Staff 
defend  and  comfort  me. 

5.  In    Prefence  of  my  fpiteful  Foes, 
he  does    my  Table  fpread  ; 

He   crowns  my   Cup   with   chearful  Wine, 
with  Oil    anoints  my    Head. 

6.  Since  God   doth  thus  his  wond'rous  Love 
through   all  my   Life  extend. 

That  Life   to    Him  1  will  devote, 

and  in   his    Temple    fpend. 

PSALM    XXIV. 
i   >~r"*HIS  fpacious  Earth  is  all  the  Lord'* 

J[        the   Lord's  her  Fulnefs  is, 
The  World,  and  they  that  dwell  therein, 

by  fov'jeign  Right  are  his 
^2.  He  fram'd  and  fix'd  it  on  the  Seas^ 

and  his   Almighty  Hand, 
Upon  inconftant  Floods  has  made 

the  liable  Fabrick  Hand. 

3.  But  for  Himfelf  this  Lord  of  all 

one  chofen  Seat  dciign'd  : 

<0  !  who   lhall  to  that  facred  Hill 

defir'd    Admittance  find  ; 

4.  The  Man  whofe  Hands  and  Heart  are  pare, 
whofe  Thoughts  fom  Pride   are    free.^ 

Who  honeft  Pove  ty   prefers, 
to  gainful  Perjury. 

\ 
•3.  This,  this  is  he,   on  whom  the  Lord 

dial]   lhow'r  his    Beffings  down  ; 
Whom  God  his   Saviour  fhall   vduchfafe 
AHiiti   Righteoufnefs  to  crown. 

6.  Such 


4®        PSALM   xxiy,  xxv, 

6.   Such   is    the   Race    of  Saints,  by    whom 
the    facred    Courts    are   trod    ; 

And  fuch  the  Profe'y.tes,  that    feek 
the    Face   of  Jacob's    God. 

7.  ErecT:  -your  Heads,  eternal   Gates  ; 
unfold,   to  entertain 

The  Krrg.of  Glory  :  See  !  He  ccmes 
wth  his    celellial  Train. 

8.  Who  is  thi-    King  of  Glory  ?   Who  ? 
The    LoH    for    Strength    renown'd  ;    .. 

In  Battle  uriohty  ;  o'er  liis  Foes, 
eternal   Victor   crown M. 

9.' Ereft  ycur  Heads  ye  Gates  ;  unfold, 

in   State    to    entertain 
Th&    Kin?  of  Glorv  :  See  !  He  comes 

with    al1    His    mining  Train. 
10.    Who    is    this    Kinp   of  Glorv  r    who? 

the    Lord    of  Hoib,   renovyn'd  ; 
Of  Glory    He  alor.e  ii   King, 

who   is  with    G'ory    Crown'd. 
P  S  A  L  M    XXV. 
I}   >"T*0  God,  in  whom   I  truft,    - 
z[  1  lift  my  Heart  and    Voice 

O  let    me    not    be-  put    to   (hame, 
no-  let  my    Foes  rr jc  ice. 

Thofr,   who  on  Thee    rely, 

1ft  .no  D-'frrace   attend   : 
Be  that  the  fharneful  Lot  of  fuch 
.*    as   wilfully   cffVnd. 

4,   5    To  me    thy    Truth    ;mpart, 

lead    me'  in    t-v    Way    : 
For    Thou  an    Be  0s  me  Help  ; 


on   Thee"    I   wa 


6.  Thy 


PSALM   xxv;  4i 

6.  Thy   Mercies   and    thy   Love,";    • 
O   Lord,   recall    to    Mind  ; 

And  graciouily  continue  ftill 
as  Thou   wert    ever,  kind. 

7.  Let  all   my  youthful  Crimes 
be    bloited    out    by  Thee  ; 

And   for  thy  wond'rous    Goodnefa'  fake, 
in   Mercy   think  on  me. 

8.  His   Mercy,   and   his    Truth, 
the  righteous    Lord   difplay?, 

In   bringing    wand'ring  Sinners  home, 
and  teaching  ihem   his   Wavs. 

9    He  thofc    in  Jojtfee  guides, 
who    his   Dtre&iin    feek  ; 
And  in  his  ficred    Paths    mall    lead  , 
the  Humble    and   the  Mee:c. 

10.  Through   all   the   Wavs  of  God 
both   Truth  and    Mercy   mmc, 

To  fuch    as  with  religious    Hearts 
to  his  bleil  Will    incline, 
PART    IT. 

11.  Since  Mercy  is  the  Grace 
that  molt    exalts    thy   Fame  ; 

Forgive    my   heinous    Sin,   O  Lord, 
and  fo  advance  thy   Name. 

12.  Whoe'er  with  humb.'e   Fear 
to   God   his   Duty    piys. 

Shall  find    the  Lord   a   faithful  Guide, 

in   ail  his  righteous    Way?.  C 

13.  His    qu:et  Soul  with  Peace 
fh  iU    be    forever   biefr, 

And   by   his   num'rons  Race  the  Land,, 
fucceflively  poflef&'d. 

14.  For 


42  PSALM    xxv. 

14.   For  God   to  all   his  Saints 
his  feciet  Will   imparts, 
And  does  his  gracious  Cov'nant   write 
in  (heir  obedient  Hearts. 

15.  To  Him  I  lift  my    Eyes, 
and  wait   his  timely    Aid, 

Who  breaks  the  ilrong  and  treach'reus  Snare, 
which  for   my   Feet  was  laid. 

16.  O!    turn  and    all  my    Griefs, 
in  Mercy,  Lord,  redrefs  ; 

For  I  am  compafs'd   round  with  Woes, 
and  plung'd    in  deep  Diilie4. 

17.  The  Sorrows  of  my    Heart 
to  mighty    Sums  increafe ; 

O!  from  this  dark   and   difmal    State 
my  troubled    Soul  releafe  ! 

18.  Do  Thou,   with  tender   Eyes, 
my  fad    Affliction    fee  ; 

Acquit  me,  Lord,    and  from   my   Guilt 
intirely   fet  me  free. 

19.  Confider,  Lord  my  Foes, 
how   vail   their  Numbers  grow  ! 

What    lawlefs   Force  and    Rage   they  ufe, 
what   boundlefs  Hate   thty   mow! 

20.  Protect,    and   fet  my  Soul, 
from    their   fierce    Malice  free  ; 

Nor  let  me  be  .'iflram'd  who   place 
•      m>  ft ed fail   Truft  in  Thee. 

21.  Let  ail  mv   righteous  Acts 
to    full  Perfection  rife  ; 

Becaufe   rry  firm  and    ccnflant   Hope 
on   Ihee  alone  relies. 

22,  To 


PSALM    xxv,  xxvi.         43 

2z.  To  IfraeVs  chofen   Race 

continue  ever  kind  ; 
And  in  the  mid  ft  of  all  their    Want?, 

let   them    thy   Succour  find. 
PSALM    XXVI. 
I     JUDGE  me,   O  Lord  ;    for    I  the  Paths 

J      of  Righteoufnefs    have  trod: 
I  cannot   fail,   who    all  my  Truit 

repofe  on.  Thee,    my   God. 
2,  3     Search,  prove  my  Heart,  whofe  Innocence 

will   mine,   the  more    'tis    try'd  ; 
For  I  have    kept   thy  Grace    in    View, 

and   made   thy  Truth    my   Guide. 

4.  I  never   for  Companions  took 
the  Idle   or  Prophane  ; 

Na  Hypocrite,  with  all  his    Arts, 
could   e'er  my  Friend fhip  gain. 

5.  I  hate  the  buf) ,   plotting  Crew, 

who  make  diftra&ed   Times  ; 
And  fhun  their  wicked  Company, 
as  I  avoid  their  Crimes. 

•6.  I'll  wafii  my  Hands   in   Innocence, 

and  bring  a   Heart   fo  pure, 
That,  when  thy   Altar  I  approach, 

my  Welcome  fhall  be   fure. 
7.  8.   My   Thanks  I'll  publifh  there,  and  te'H 

how  thy  Renown    excels  : 
That  Seat   affords    me  moft   Delight, 

in  which  thy  Honour  dwells.  w 

9.    Pafs  not  on   me  the  Sinners  Doom, 
who  Murder   make  their   Trade  ; 

•io.    Who  other's  Rights,  by   fecret  Bribes, 
or  open  Force,  invade. 

11.  Bat 


44         PSALM  xxvi,  xx\ii. 

ii.   But   I  will  walk  in  Paths  of  Truih, 

and    Innocence  purfue  : 
Protect  me   therefore,  and   to  me  - 

thy  Mercies,  Lord,  renew. 

iz»  In  fp:te  of  all  afTaulting  Foes, 

I  flill  maintain  my  Ground  ; 
And  fhall  Survive  amongft  thy   Saint?, 

thy   Praifes  to  refourd. 

PSALM    XXVII. 
i   U  7HOM  mould   1  fear,  iirce  God  to  me 

VV.      »   fating  Health    ar.d    Light  r 
Since  frrongly    He  my  Life  fuppont, 

wha't  can   my   Soul   affright  r 

2.  .With   fierce    fr  ter-t  mv   Fh  fh   to  tear, 

when  Foes  befet  me  tound, 
They  Humbled,   <nd    their  lofty  Crefts 
were  mace  to  fliike  the   Ground. 

3.  Thro'  Hun,   my   Heart  undaunted  dares 

with  num'  ots   Holts  to  ccpe  ; 
Thro'  Him  in  doubtful  irtreights  of  War 
for  good   Succefs  J   hope. 

4.  Henceforth  within   his  Houfe  to  dwell 
I  earnestly  d  elite  ; 

Hi*  wend;cus  ttauty   there  to  view, 
and  his  bleft  Will  ir  quire. 

5.  For  there  may   I  with  Comfort  reft, 

in  1  imes  of  deep   Lifheis  ; 
^nd   {.ft  as  on  a  Reck  abice 
in  that  fecure  kecefs  : 

6.  Vvhilit  God  o'er  all  my  haughty  Foes 
my  lofty    Head   fhall  raile  ; 

An£  I  my  joy  tui   Otr'ring.  bring, 
and  fine  giad  iongs  of  Praife. 

66  PART 


PSA  L  M    xxvii.  45 

PART    If. 

7  -Continue,   Lore,  to  h-ar  my  Voice, 

when'er  to  Thee  I  crv  ; 
In   Mercy  all   my   Prayers  receive, 

nor  my    Requeft   deny. 

8.  When  us   to  feek  thy   g-lorious    Face 
Thou  kindly  dolt  advif-  ; 

"  Thv  glori  »us   Face   I'll  a  ways  feek," 
my  g  ateful  Heart  replies. 

9.  Then  hide  not  Thou  rhy  Face,  O  Lord, 
n   r  ma  in    Wrath   reject  : 

My   Go  J   and   Saviour,   leave  not  him 

Thou  didll  fo  oft  protect. 
To.     i  ho'  all   my   Friends  and  neareft  Kin, 

their  heiprefs   Charge   forfike  ; 
Yet  Thou,  whofe   Love  excels  them  all, 

with   Care  and   Pity  take. 

ii.    Iaflruct  me  in   thy  Paths,   O  Lord  ; 

my   Ways   directly  guide  ;  . 
Left  envious  Men   who  w.uch  rhy  Steps, 

mould  fee  me  tread  afide. 
12     Lord,  difappoint  my  cruel  Foes;    - 

defeat  their  ill  defire, 
Whofe  lying    Lips,  and  bloody  Hands, 

agnnit  my  Peace  confpire. 

13.  I   milted  that  my  future  Life 

fhould  with  thy   Love   be  crown'd, 
Or  elfe  my  fainting  Soul  had  funk. 

with  Sorrow  compafs'd  round. 
I/j..  God's   Time  with  patient  Faith  expect, 

and  He'll   infpire  thy    Bread 
"With   inward  Strength  ;   do  thou  thy  Part, 

and  leave  to  Kim  the  reit. 

PSALM 


46        PSALM   xxviii. 
psalm  xxvnr. 

1.  /^\  LORD,  my  Rock,   to  Thee  I  cry, 
\Jr     in  Sighs    confume    my   Breath, 

O  !  anfwer    ;   or  I  fhall  become 
like  thofe    lhat  fleep  in    Death. 

2.  Regard  my   Supplication,    Lord, 
the   Cries   that    I    repeat. 

With    vveeping   Eyes,    and    lifted  Hands, 
before  thy    Mercy- feat. 

3.  Let  me  efcape  the  Sinners  Doom, 

who  make  a  Trade  of  111  ; 
And   ever   fpeak  the    Perfon    fair, 
whofe    Blood  they    mean   to  fpili. 

4.  According   to  their   Crimes   Extent 
let  Jultice  nave  its  Courfe  : 

Relentlefs    be  to  them,  as    they 
have  fmn'd  without  Remorfe. 

5.  Since  they   the  Works  of  God  defpife, 

nor  will  his   Grace  adore  ; 
His  Wrath  fhall  utterly  deitroy, 
and  build   them    up  no    more. 

6.  But  I,  with   due   Acknowledgment, 
his    Praifes  will    refound,  • 

From   whom    the    Cries  of  my  Diftrefs 
a  gracious   Anfwer   found. 

7.  My    Heart  its  Confidence  repos'd 
in  God  my  Strength   and  Shield  ? 

In  Him   I  trufted   and   return'd 

triumphant  from    the  Field  : 
As  He  has  made   my  Joys   complete, 

'tis  juit    that   I  fhould  raife 
The   chearful  Tribute  of  my   Thanks, 

and  thus  refound  his   Praife  : 

8   "  His 


PSALM   xxviii,  xxix.       47 

8.  <<   His  aiding  Pow'r  fupports   the    Troops 

<;   that   rr.y   juft    Caufe    maintain  : 
«    'TV- is    Kd    advr.nc'd    me  to   the   Throne, 
'<  'tis    He  fecmes'  mv  Reign." 

9.  Preierve    thy    Chafe n     and   proceed 
thine    Heritage   to   blefs  : 

*With    Pltrty    profper  them,    in   Peace   ; 
in  Battle,    with  Succeis. 

PSALM     XXIX 

I   XTE  Princes  that  in  Might  ejccell, 

I       Your  grateful    Sacrifice  prepare  ; 
God's   glorious    Actions  .loudly    tell, 
His  wond'rcus   Power    to  all    declare. 
-2.    To    his  great  I^ame    frelh    Altars  raife  ; 
Devoutly  due   Refpect  afford    ; 
Him    in  his   holy    Temple  praife, 
Where    He's    with  folemn    Slate  ador'd. 

"3.   'Tis   He  that  with  amazing  Noife 
The  watry  Clouds  in  funder  breaks  : 
The    Ocean    trembles   at  his    Voice, 
When   He  from   Heav'n   in  Thunder  fpeak*. 
4,   5.  How  full  of  Pow'r   his  Voice  appears! 
With  what   majeilick  Terror    crown'd    ! 
Which    from  the    Roots  tall  Cedars   tears, 
And  ilrews    their   fcatter'd  Branches  round. 

6.  They,  and  the  Hills  on  which  they  grow, 
Are  fometimes  hurried    far  away   ; 

And    leap  like   Hinds    that   bounding  go, 
Or  Unicorns  in   youthful  Play. 

7,  8.    When   God  in  Thunder  loudly  fpeaks, 
And  fcatter'd  Flames   of  Lightning   fends, 
The  Foreft  nods,  the   Defart   quakes, 

And  ftubborn  Kadejh  lowly  bends. 

9  He 


48        PSALM    xxix,  xxx. 

9.  He   makes  the  Hinds  to  caft  their  Young 
And  lays    the    Beafts  dark    Coverts    bare  j 
While  thote  that  to  his   Courts    belong, 
Securely    fing   his    Praifes   there. 

10,  11     God  rules  the  argry  Floods  on  high  : 
His  boundlefs   Sway  fhall  never  ceafe   : 

His  People   He'll   with    Strength    fupply, 
And    biefs   his  own  with    conftant  Peace.     . 

PSALM    XXX. 

1    X'LL  celebrate  thy   Praifes,   Lord, 
X     who  did'it    thy  Pow'r   employ, 
To  raife   my  drooping    Head,    and   check 

my  Foes  infulting  Joy. 
2,    3.   In  my  Diibefs    I   cry'd  to  Thee, 

who  kindly  didft    relieve. 
And   from    the    Grave's  expecting  Jaws 

my  hopelefs  J^ife   retrieve. 

4..    Thus   to  his  Courts,    ye    Saints   of  his, 

with  Songs  of  Praife    repair: 
With   me   commemorate  his    Truth, 

and  providential    Care. 

5.  His   Wrath  has  but  a   Moment's  Reign  ; 

his    Favour    no  Decay  : 
Your    Night  of  Grief  is  recompens'd 
with  Joy's  icturning  Day. 

6.  But  I,    in    prolp'rous  Days,  piefum'd 
no  fudden.  Change  I   fcar'd  : 

Whilft    in   my  Sun-mine  of  Succefs 
no  low'ring  Cloud  appear'd. 

7.  But  foon  I  found    thy    Favour,    Lord, 
my   Empire's  only  Truft  ; 

For  when    1  hou  hide 'ft  thy  Face,   I  faw 
my  Honour  laid  in  Dull. 

8.  Then 


PSALM  xxx,  xxxi.        49 

8    Then  as  T  vainly  had   prefum'd, 

my  Error  I  confefs'd, 
And  thus  with  fupplicating-  Voice, 

thy   Mercy's  Throne,  addrefs'd  ■: 

9.  "  What  Profit  is,  there  iri   my    Blood, 

"  congeal'd   by  Death's  c.)d  Night; 
'"-Can  filent  Ames  fpeak  -thy   Praife, 
■'  thy  wond'rous  Truth  recite; 

10.  (i  Hear  me,    O  Lord  !  in  Mercy  hear; 
"   thy  wonted    Aid   extend  : 

"  Do   Thou  fend    Help,    on  whom  alone 
"  I  can   for   Help  depend." 

11.  'Tis  done  !  Thou  hail  my    mournful  Scene 
to  Songs  and    Dance?   turn'd  ; 

•Inverted  me  in  Robes  of  State, 

who  late  in    Sack-cloth    mourn'd. 

12.  Exalted  thus  T'll   gladly  fing 
thy  Praife    in  grateful    Verfe  ; 

And.    as  thy  Favours    endlefs    are, 

thy    endlefs    Praife    rehearfe. 

PSALM    XXXI. 
1    TAEFEND  me  Lord,    from  Shame- 

\Jt     for  -ftill  I  trull:  in   Thee  : 
As   Jail    and  Righteous   is   thy  Name, 

from   Danger   fet  me    free. 
!2.    Bow  down    thy    gracious    Ear, 

and  fpeedy    Succour   fend  : 
Do    Thou   my  ftedfait  Rock  appear* 

to  IheUer  and  defend* 

3.  Since  Thou,  when  Foes  opprefs, 

my  Rock  and  Fortrefs   art,  ■ 
To  guide  me  forth  from   this  Diftrefs, 

thy  wonted  Help  impart. 

C  4-  Releafe    . 


50  r  a  A  L,  M    xx*i; 

4    Re!eare  me    from  the  Snare 
which  they  have  clofely  laid  ; 
Since  I,  O   God    my    Strer.gth,   repair 
to  Thee  alone  for  Aid. 

$.  To  Thee,    the  God   of  Truth, 
my  Life,  and  all  that's    mine, 
(For  Thou  preferv'ft  me   from  my  Youth,} 
I  willingly   refign. 

6.  All  vain  Dtfigns  I  hate, 
of  thofe  that   tiuft  in   Lies   : 

And  ftill  my  Soul,  in  ev'ry  State, 
to  God  for  Succour  flies. 
P  A  R  T    II. 

7.  Thofe  Mercies  Thou  hall  ihown, 
I'll  chearfully  txpiefs  ; 

For  Thou  haft  feen  my  Streights,  and  known 
my  Soul  in  deep   Diibefs. 

8.  When  Kei/ab's  treach'rous   Race 
did  all  my    Strength   inclofe, 

"Thou  gav'ft  my  Feet  a. larger  Space, 
to  fhun  my  watchful  Foes. 

9.  Thy  Mercy,  Lord  difplay, 
and  hear  my  jufl  Complaint  ; 

For  both  my  Soul  and  Flefh  decay, 
with  Grief  and  Hunger  faint. 

10.  Sad  Thoughts,  my  Life  oppreft  ; 
my  Years  aje  fpent  in  Groans  ; 

lAy  Sins  have  made  my  Strength  dtcreafe., 
and  ev'n  confum'd  my  Bones. 

11.  My  Foes   my  SufPrings  mock'd  ; 
my  Neighbours  did   upbraid ; 

My  Friends,  at  Sight  of  me,  were  fhock'd, 
and  fled j   as  Men  difmay'd. 

12.  Forfcek 


PSALM    xxxi.  5» 

12.  Forfook  by  all  am  I, 

as  dead,  and  cut  of  Mind  ; 
And  like  a  fhatter'd   tfeffel  He, 

whofe  Parts  can  ne'er  be  join'd. 

,13.  Yet  fland'rous   Words    they    fpeakj. 

and  feem  my  Pow'r  to  dread  ; 
Whilft  thev   together  Counfel   take, 

my    gui'tlefs    Blood  to   ihed. 

14.   But  ftill  my  deadfall    Truft, 

I  on  thy  Help   repofe  : 
That  Thou,  my  God,  art   good   and  j.uftv 

my  Soul  with  Comfort  knows. 
PART    III. 

15.  What'er  Events  betide, 

thy  Wifdom  times  them    all  : 

Then  Lord,  thy   Servant  fafcly  hid* 

from  thofe  that  feck  his  Fall. 

16.  The  Brightnefs   of  thy    Face, 
to  me,    O  Lord,  difclofe  ; 

And,  as   thy  Mercies  ftill  increafe* 
prefer ve  me  from  my  Foes. 

87.  Me  from    Diihonour  fave. 

who  ftill  have  call'd  on  Thee  ; 
Let  That,  and    Silence  in  the  Grave, 

the  Sinners   Portion  be. 
18.   Do  Thou  their  Tongues  re-drain;  ] 

whofe  Sreath  in   Lies  is  fpent  ; 
Who  falfe  Reports,  with  proud  Diidala,. 

againil  the  Righteous  vent. 

29.  How  great  thy  Mercies  are. 

to  fuch  as  fear  thy  Name; 
Which    Thou,  for  thofe  that  trull  thy  Care* 

doit  to  the  World   proclaim  !. 

C  z  ^o,  Thorn 


efc        PSALM    xxxi,  xxxii. 


20.  Thou  keep'ft   them  in  thy  Sight, 

■    from  proud   Oppreilbrs   fee  : 
From    Tongues  that  do  in   Scrife  delight, 
they  are  preferv'd  by   Thee. 

2i.  With   Glory   and   Renown 

God's  Name   be  ever   blefs'd  ; 
Whofe  Love  in  Keilah's  well-fenc'd  Town 

was    wond'ioufly   exprefs'd  ! 
22.    I  faid,  in  haity   Flight, 
««  l'm  banifli'd  from  thine  Eyes  : 
Yet  ilill  Thou   keptll  me  in  thy  Sight 

and  heard**  ™y    earneit  Cries. 

2u  O!  all  ye  Saints,  the  Lord 

with  eager   Love    purfue  ;         : 
Who   to   the  Juft   will  Help  afford, 

and   give   the   Proud    their  Due. 
24.  Ye  that  on  God   rely, 

couragioufly  proceed  ; 
For  He  will  yet  your  Hearts  fupply 

with  Strength,  in    Time  of  Need. 
PUiM    XXXII. 
j   y  -rE's  Weft,  whofe  Sins  have  Pardon  gainM, 

I"!  No  more  in  Judgment  to  appear  ; 
2.  Whofe  Guilt  Remiilion  has  obtain'd, 
And  whofe  Repentance  is  fmcere. 
<s.  While  I   conceal'd  the  fretting  Sore, 
My    Bones  confum'd  without  Relief; 
All    Day   did  I  with  Anguilh   roar  ; 
But  no  Complaints   afTwag'd  my  Grief; 

4..  Heavy  on  me  thy  Hand  remain'd, 
By  Day  and   Night  alike  diftrefs'd  ; 
Till  quite  of  vital  Moifture  drain'd 
Like  Land  with  Summer's  Drought  opprefs  d 


No 


PSALM   xxxii,  xxxiii.       53 

5.  No  fooner  I  my  Wound  difclos'd, 
The   Guiit  that  torter'd    me  within-, 
But  thy  Forgivenefs  interpos'd, 

And  Mercy's    healing  Balm  pour'd  in. 

6.  True  Penitents  mail  thus  fucceed, 

Who    feek  thee  while    Thou  mayft   be  found 
And,    from    the    common    Deluge  freed* 
Shall    fee  remorfelefs   Sinners  drown'd. 

7.  Thy  Favour,   Lord,    in    all  Diilrefs, 
My   Tow'r   of  Refuge  I    muft  own  : 
Thou  (halt    my   haughty  Foes  fupprefs, 
And  me    with    Songs  of  Triumph   crown. 

8.  In  my  Inftruclion  then   confide, 

You  that  would  Truth's  fafe  Path  defcry  : 
Your  Progiefs   I'll  fecurelv    guide. 
And  keep   you   in  my   watchful  E\e. 

9.  Submit   yourfelves    to    Wifdom's  Rule, 
Like   Men  that    Reafon   have    attain'd  : 
Not  like  th'   ungovern'd  liorfe  and    Mule, 
Whofe  Fury  muft  ht    curb'd   and  rein'd 

10.  Sorrows,   on  Sorrows  multiply'd, 
The    harden'd    Sinner   mall    confound  : 
But  them  who  in  his    Truth  confiJe, 
Bleffings  of  Mercy  ftiaU    furround. 

it.    His   Saints,    that  have  perform'd  his  Laws 
Their  Life  in    Triumphs  mall  employ  : 
Let  them  (as  they  alone  have   Caufe) 
In  grateful    Raptures    fhout  for  Joy. 
PSALM   XXXIII. 
i.T    ET  all  the  Juft  to  God  with  Joy 

\   j  their  chearful  Voices  raife  ; 
For  well  the  Righteous  it  becomes 
to  fing  g]ad  Songs  of  Praife, 

c3  2,    3.  Let 


54  PSALM    xxxm. 

*,  3.  Let  Harps,  and  Pfalteries,  and  Lutes, 

in  joyful  Concert  meet  ; 
And  new-made  Songs  of  loud  Applauie 

the  Harmony  complete. 

.4,  5.    For    faithful  is  the    Word  of  God  : 
His    Works   with   Truth  abound  : 

He   Juftice  loves  ;  and  all   the  Earth 
is  with    His   Goodnefs  -crown'd. 

6.  By  his   Almighty  Word,  at  firft, 

HeavVs   glorious   Arch  was   rear'd  ; 
And  all  the  beauteous  Hofls  of  Light, 
at  his  Command  appear'd. 

7.  The   fwelling  Floods  together  roll'd, 

He  makes   in  Heaps  to  lie  ; 
And  lays,   as  in  a  Store-houfe   fafe, 

the  watry  Treafures  by. 
8,9    Let  Earth,  and  all  that  dwell  therein, 

before  him  trembling  (land  : 
For,  when  he  fpake  the  Word,  'twas  made; 

'twas  hVd  at  his  Command. 

rtO.  He,  when  the  Heathen  clofely  plot, 

their  Counfels  undermines  : 
His  Wifdom  ineiFedual  makes 

the  Peoples  rafh  Defigns. 
11.    What'er  the  mighty  Lord  decrees, 

flia'l  ftand  for  ever  fure  ; 
The  fettled  Purpoie  of  His  Heart 

to  Aces  ihall  endure. 

p  a  r  r  11. 

12.  How  happy     then  are  they,  to  whom 
the  Lord  for  God  is  known  ! 

Whom  He,  from  all  the  World  befides, 
hats  chgfen  for  his  own. 

13,  14,  15.  He 


f   S   A   L   M   xxxiii,  xxxiv.      55 

43,  14,  15.  He  all  the  Nations  of  the  Earth 
from    Heav'n,  his    Throne,  furvey'd  : 

Me  faw  their  Works,  andview'd  theirThoughts  ; 
by  him  their  Hearts  were    made. 

^6,   17.    No  King  is  fafe  by  num'rous  Hofts; 

their  Strength   the  Strong  deceives ; 
No  manag'd  Horfe  by   Force   or  Speed, 

his    Warlike  Rider  faves. 
18,  19.  'Tis   God,  who  thofe  that  trull  in  him 

beholds  with  gracious  Eyes  : 
He  frees  their  Souls  from  Death  ;  their  Want, 

in   Time  of  Dearth,  fuppliea. 

£0,  21.  Our  Sou!  on  God  with  Patience  waits  ; 

our   Help  and  Shield   is  He  ! 
Then,   Lord,   let  (till  our  Hearts    rejoice 

becaufe   we   truft    in   Thee. 
22.   The  Riches   of  thy  Mercy  Lord, 

do  thou  to  us  extend  ; 
Since  we,  for  all  we  want  or   wifh, 

on  Thee  alone  depend. 

P  S  A  L  M    XXXIV. 
1   FTT^HRO'  all  the  changing  Scenes  of  Life* 

in  Trouble  and  in   joy. 
The  Praifes  of  my  God   mall  ftill 

my   Heart   and  Tongue  employ. 

2.  Of  his  Deliv'rance  I  will  boait, 
till  all  that  are  diftreft, 

:From  my  Example  Comfort  take, 
and  charm    their  Griefs  to  Reft. 

3.  O  !  magnify  the  Lord  with  me, 

with  me  exalt   His  Name  : 

4.  When    in   Diftrefs  to  Him    I  call'd, 
He  to  my  Refcue  came, 

C   4  5.  The** 


$j;  PSA  L  M.  xxxiv, 

5.  Their  drooping  Hearts  were  foon  refrefh'd* 

who  Jook'd  to  Him  for  Aid  : 
Defir'd  Succefs  in  ev'ry  Face 
a  chearful  Air  difplay'd  : 

6.  «  Behold   (fay  they)  behold  the  man, 

"whom  Providence  reliev'd  ; 

"  So  dang'rouily  with   Wees   befet, 

'*  So  wond'roufly-  retriev'd  !" 

7.  The  Hofls  of  God  encamp  around 
the  Dwellings  of  the  Juft  ; 

Deliv'rance  he  affoids  to  all 
who   on  his  Succour  trull. 

8    O  !   make  but  Trial  of  his  Love, 

Experience  will  decide 
How  b'eft  they  are,  and  only  they, 

who  in   H''s   Truth  confide. 
9.  Fear  him,  ye  Saints  ;  and  you  will  the* 

have  nothing  elfe  to.  fear  ; 
Make  you  His   Service  your  Delight; 

He'll  make  your  Wants  his  Care. 

jo.  While   hungry  Lions   lack  their  Prey, 

the  Lord  will   Food  provide 
For  fuch  as  put  their  Trull  in  Him, 

and  fee  their  Needs  fupply'd. 
PART    II. 

11.  Approach,  ye  pioufly  tfifpos'd, 
and  my    Inftruction  hear  ; 

I'll  teach  you  the  true  Difcipline 
of  His    religious   Fear. 

12.  Let   him,   who   Length  of  Life  deures, 
and  profp'rous    Days   would   fee, 

J3.  From  iland'ring  Language  keep  his  Tongue 
his  Lips  from.  Falfhood  free  ; 

14.  The 


PSALM  xxxiv,  xxxv.       57 

14.  The  crooked  Paths  of  Vice  decline. 

and   Virtue's  Way'  p'urfue  ; 
E.ftablifh   Peace  where   'tis  begun ; 

and   where    'tis   loft,   renew. 
Ij.  The  Lord   from    Heav'n  beholds  the  Juft 

with    favourable  Eyes  ; 
And,  when  diftrefs'd,  His  gracious  Ear 

is  open  to  their  Cries  : 

16.  But    turns  His  wrathful   Look  on   thofe, 
whom   Mercy   can't  reclaim, 

To   cut   them   off,   and  from   the  Earth 
bloc    out  their  hated  Name. 

17.  Deliv'rance  to  -His   Saints  He  gives, 
when    His  Relief  they    crave: 

18.  He's    nigh  to  heal   the  broken  Htart, 
and   contrite  Spirit  fave. 

19  The  Wicked  ort,  but  ftill  in  vain, 
againft  the  Juft  confpire  ; 

20.  For,  under  their  Affliction's  Weight, 
He.keeps  their  Bones  intire. 

21.  The  Wicked,  f)0m    their  wicked  Ajts, 
their    Ruin  mall  derive  ; 

Whilft  righteous  Men ,   whom  they  deteii, 
mall  them   and  theirs  furvive. 

22.  For  God  preferves  the  Souls  of  thofr 
who  on  His  Truth  depend  : 

Tp  them,    and  their  Pofterity, 
His  Bleffings  mall  defcend. 

PSALM    XXXV. 
1     A  GAIN$T  all  thofe  that  flrive  with  mr 

£\     O  Lord,  aflcrt  my  Right ; 
With  fuck  as   War   unjuftly  wage, 
do    Thou  my   Battles  fight, 

C  5  £.  Thy 


$$  PSALM   xxxvo 

z.  Thy  Buckler  take,  and  bind  thy  Shield 

upon  thy   warlike  Arm  : 
Stand  up,  my  God,  in  my   Defence  ; 

and  keep  me  fafe  from  Harm. 

3.  Bring  forth  thy  Spetr ;  and  flop  their  Courfe, 

that  hafte  my  Blood  to   fpill  : 
Say  to  my  Soul,  "I  .am  thy  Health, 
'<  and  will  preferve  thee  ftill.  " 

4.  Let  them  with  Shame  be  cover'd   o'er, 
who    my  Peftru&ion   fought  : 

And   fuch  as  did   my  Harm  devife, 
be  to  Confujion  brought. 

5.  Then  mall  they   fly,  difpers'd  like  Chaff 
before  the  driving  Wind; 

God's  vengeful  Minifler  of  Wrath 
fhall  follow-  clofe  behind- 

6.  And,  when  thro*  dark  ard  flipp'ry  Way* 
they  firive  his  Rage  to  fhun, 

His  vengeful  Miniiiers  of  Wrath 
(hall  goad  them,  as  they  run. 

7.  Since,  tsmprovok'd  by  any  Wrong, 
they  hid   their  treach'rous  Snare.; 

And  for  my  haimlefs  Soul  a  Pit, 

did  without  Caufe  prepare  ; 
48.  Sujpriz'd  by  Mifchiefs  unforefeen, 

by  their  own  4m  betra-  'd, 
Theiv  Feet  fijall   fall  into  the  Net, 

which  ihev<for  me  have  Jaid  ; 

jg.  Whilfl  my  glad  Soul  ■mall  God's  great  Nanrt 

f~r    this    De.iv'rance  bkfs  ; 
Ard,  b)    His  facing  Health  fecur'd, 
joy  txpredk. 

to.  H 


io.  My  very  Bones  4hall  fay,  "  O  Lord, 

who  can  compare  with  Thee  ? 
«*  Who  fett'ft  the  poor  and  help! efs  Man 

"  from  ftrone  OpprefTors  free. 
PAR  T    II. 
ii.  Falfe  Witneffes,  with  forg'd  Complain ts, 

aeainfl  my  Truth  combin'd   ; 
And  to  my  Charge  fuch  Things  they  laid, 

at  I  had  ne'er  defign'd. 
12.  The  Good  wJiich  I  to  them  had  done, 

with  Evil  they  repaid  ; 
And  did,  by  Malice  undeferv'd, 

.my  harmlefs  Life  invade. 

m.  But  as  for  me,  when  they  were  fick, 

.1  ftill  in  Sackcloth  mourn'd  ; 

I  pray 'd  and  fafted,  and  my  Pray'r 

to  my  own  Breaft  return'd. 

14.  Had  they  my  friends  or  Brethren  been, 
I  could   have  done  no  more  ; 

Nor  with  more  decent  Sings  of,  Grief 
a  Mother's  Lofa  deplore. 

15.  How  difr'rent   did  their  Carriage  prove, 
Ln  Times  of  my  Diftrefs  ! 

v^hen   they,  in  Ciouds  together,  met, 

di^  fav^ge  Joy  exprefs. 
>The  babble  too,  in  num'rous   Throngs 

by  their  Example,  came  ; 
And  ceas'd.not,  with  reviling  Words, 

to  wound  my   fpctlefs  Fame. 

*6.  Scoffers,  that  noble  Tables  haunt, 

and  earn  their  Bread  with  Lyes, 
-Did  gnalh  their  Teeth,  and  Jland'rous  Jefis 
^aalicisuily  c'eyiis,  . 

,17.  £«*> 


™  HA  L  M    xxxv. 

17.  But,  Lord,  how  Jong   wilt  thou  look  on 
on  my  Behalf  appear  ; 

And-  fave  my   guildefs   Soul,  which  they* 
like  rav'ning   Beafts,  would    tear. 
P  A  R  T    III. 

18.  So  I,  before  the  M'ning  World, 
jhall   grateful   Thanks   exprefs ; 

And   where  the   great  AfTembly   meets, 

thy  Name  with  Praifes  blcfs. 
19    Lord,  fuffer'not  my  caufelefs  Foes, 

who  me  unjullly  hate, 
With   open  joy,  or  fecret  Signs* 

to  mock  my   fad   Eftate. 

20.  ^  For  "they,  with  Hearts  averfe  from  Peace* 

induftrioufly  devifey 
Againft    the  Men  of  quiet  Minds, 

to  forge    malicious  Lyes. 
it.  Nor  with  thefe  private  Arts  content, 

aloud   they  vent   their   Spite; 
And  fay,    «  At  lait  we  found  him  out; 

"  he  did   it   in   our   Sight. 

22.  But  Thou,   who  doit   both  them  and  me 
with   righteous    Eyes    furvey, 

AiTe.t  my   Innocence,    O    Lord, 
and   keep  rot  far    away. 

23.  Stir   up   Thyfdf;    in  my  Behalf 
to  Judgment,   Lord,  awake  : 

71iy  righteous   Servant's  Caufe,  O  God, 
to  thy  Decifion   take. 

24.  Lord,  as  my  Heart  has   upright  been, 
let  me    thy    Juftice    find  ; 

Nor  let  my  cruel  Foes  obtain 
the.  Triumph  (hey  dcirgn'd, 

25.  O  I 


PSALM    xxxv,  xxxvi.       6i 

25.  O  Met  them  not,  amongft  themfelves,. 
in  boafting  Language,  fay, 

"  At  length  our  Wifhes  are  complete  ; 
"  at  laft  he's  made  our  Prey." 

26.  Let  fuch  as  in  my  Harm  rejoic'd> 
for  Shame  their  Faces  hide  ; 

And  foul  Difhonour  wait  on  thofe, 
that  proudjy  me  defy'd  : 

27.  Whilft  they  with  chearful  Voices  fhout, 
who  my  juit  Caufe   befriend  ; 

And  bleft  the  Lord,   who  loves  to  make 
Succefs  his   Sainrs  attend. 

28.  So  ihall  my  Tongue  Thv  Judgments  fing> 
infpir'd  vvith  grateful  Jov  ; 

And  chearfal  Hymns,   in  Praife  of  Thee, 
ihall  all  my  Days  emoloy. 

PSALM    xxxvr 

i    T%  /rY  crafty   Foe.    with  flatt'ring   Art, 

JVjL    ^*s  wicked  Purpofe  would  difguife  | 
But   Reafon  whifpers   to    my  Heart, 
No  Fear  of  ^od's  befo;e   his    Eyes. 

2.  He  fooths  himfelf,    retir'd   from   Sight; 
Secure  he  think*  his  treach'rous   Game  ; 
Till  his  dark  Plots,  expos'd  to  Light, 
Their  falfe  Contriver  brand  with  Shame, 

3.  In   Deeds  he  is  my  Foe  confefs'd, 
Whilft  with  his  Tongue  he  fpeaks  me  fair? 
True   Wifdom's  baniih'd  from  hi?  Breaft, 
And  Vice  has  fole   Dominion  there.    ' 

4.  His  wakeful   Malice  fpends  the  Night 
In  forging  his   accuri'd    Defigns  ; 

His  obftinate,  ungen'rous  Spite 
No  execrable  Means  dediaes, 

5.  But 


r6z       PSA  L  M  xxxvl,  xxxvii. 

.5.  But,  Lord,  Thy  Mercy,  my  Aire  Hope, 
The  higheft  Orb  of  Heav'n   tranfcends  ; 
Thy  facred  Truth's  unmeafur'd  Scope 
Beyond  the  fpreading  Skies  extends. 

6.  Thy   Juftice  like  the   Hills  remains  ; 
UnfathomM  Depths  thy  Judgments  are.; 
Thy  Providence  the  World  fuftains  ; 
The  whole  Creation   is  thy  Care. 

7.  Since  of  Thy  Goodnefs   All  partake, 
With  what  Aflurancei  mould  the  J^ft 

"Thy  fhelt'ring  Wines  their  Refuge  make, 
Av>d  Saints  to  thy  Pxoteclion  trutf  ! 

;8    Such.Guefts  Jhall  to  Thy  Courts '•be  led, 
To  banquet  on  thy  Love's  'Repair.  : 
And  dnnk,  at  from  a  Fountain's  Head, 

i Of  Joys  that.ihall  forever  laft. 

o.  With  TJiee  the    Springs  of  Life  remain  j 
Jhy  Prefence  is  eternal  Day  : 
IO.  O  !  let  thy  Saints  thy  Favour.-gain  ; 
To  upright  Hearts  thy  T*uth  <lifplay. 
fe»l.   W  hi  lit  Pride's  infulting  Fort-would  fpur.n, 
And  wicked   Hand   my  Life  furprife  ; 
1.2.  Their  Mifchiefs  on  themfelves  return  ^ 
^Down,  down  they're. /alTn,  .no.Hinore  to.rile* 

:P  S  A  L  M   XXXVII. 

jj   *  I  *HO*  wicked  Men  grow  rich  or  great, 
X        Yet  let  not  their  fucccfbfui  State 
Thy  Anger,  or  thy  Envy,  iaife  : 
.2.  For  they,   cut  dewn,  like  tender  Grafs, 
tCr  like    young   Flow'rs,  a*  ay  ihall   p;.fs, 
.Wuofe.  blooming  Bcaiity  foon  decays. 

3.  Depend 


3P  S  A  L  M  xxxvn.  03 

$.  Depend  on  God,  arid  Him  obey  ; 
to  thou  within  the  Land  (halt  "ay, 

Secure  from  Danger,  and  from   Want  : 
4.  Make  his  Commands  thy  chief  Delight -: 
And  He,  thy  Duty  to  requite. 

Shall  all  Thy   earneft  Withes  grant. 

*.  In  all  thy  Ways  truft;  thou  the  Lord, 
And  He  will  needful  Help  afford, 
To  perfeft  ev'ry  juft  Defign  ; 

6.  He'll   make,  like  Light,  ferene  and  Clear, 
Thy  clouded   Innocence  appear, 

And  as  a  mid-day  Sun  to  fhine. 

7.  With  quiet   Mind  on  God  depend, 
And  patiently  for    Him  attend  ; 

Nor   let  thy    Anger  fondly   rife, 
Tho'  wicked  Men  with  Wealth  abound, 
And   with   Succefs    the   Plots    are  crown'd, 
Which  they  malicioufly  devife. 

S.  From  Anger  ceafe,    and  Wrath   forfake. ; 
Let   no  ungovern'd    Paflion  make 

Thy  wav'ring  Heart  efpoufe  their   Crime  : 
9.  For  God  mail   fmful  Men  deftrcy  ; 
Whiilt  only    they  the   Land  enjov, 

Who  truft  on  Him,  and  wait  His   Time. 

-10.  How  foon  (hall  wicked  Men  decay  1 
Their  Place    (hall  vanifh  quite  away, 

Nor  by  the  ftriaeft  Search  be  found  ! 
,11.   Whilft   humble   Souls  po&ft  the  Earth,   i 
■Rejoicing  ttill    with    godly  Mirth, 

With  Peace  and    Plenty    ilways    crown'd. 
P  A  R  T    l\. 
>X2    While   fmful    Crouds,    with  falfe   Defign. 
.■/-^ainit  the.  righceous,. Few  combine.        &JIh 


H         PSAL  M.  xxxvii. 

And  gnafh  their  Teeth,  and  threading  ftar.d  ; 

13.  God  (hall  tHeir  empty  Plots    deride, 
And  laugh  at  their   defeated  Pride  : 

He  fees  their  Ruin  near  at   hand. 

14.  They  draw  the  Sword,  and  bend  the  Bow, 
The  Poor  and   Needy   to  o'erthrow, 

And  Men  of  upright  Lives    to  flay  : 

15.  But  their  ftrong  Bows  fliall  foon  be  broke, 
Uheir.fharpen'd  Weapon's  mortal  Stroke 

Thro'  their  own  Hearts  mail  force  its  Way. 

16.  A  little,  with   God's  Favour  Melt, 
That's  by  one,  righteous  Man   poflefVa, 

The  Wealth  of  many  Bad  excelis  : 

17.  For  God  fupporcs  the  juit  Man's  Caufe  ; 
But,  as  for  thofe.that  break   his  Laws, 

Their  unfuccefsfu]  Pow'r  He.quelis, 

J  8.  His  conftant  Care  the  upright  guides, 
And  over  all    their   Life  prefides ; 
Their  Portion  (hall   for   ever  lail  : 

19.  They,  when  Diiirefs  o'erwhelms  the  Earth, 
Shall  be  unmov'd,  and   e'en    in  Dearth 

The  happy  Fruits  of  Plenty  tafte. 

20.  Not  To  the  wicked  Men,   and  thofe 
Who  proudly  dare   God's   Will  oppofe  : 

Defrru&ion    is    their  haplefs   Share  : 
Like  Fat  of  Lambs,   their  Hopes  and  they, 
Shall   in    an    lnftant  melt  away, 
and  vanifh   into  Smoke  and   Air. 
PART    III. 
21.   While  Sinners,  brought   to   fad  Decay, 
Still   borrow    on  and  never  pay, 
The  Juft  have   Will  and  Pow'r  to  give ; 

**.  For 


PSALM   xxxvii.  65 

* 

22.  For  fuch  as  God  vouch fafes  to  blefs, 
Shall  peaceably  the  Earth  poiTefs, 

And   thofe  he  curfes  fhal^  not    live. 

23.  The  good  Man's  Way  is  God's  Delight, 
He  orders  all  the  Steps  aright, 

Of  him  that  moves  by  his  Command  : 

24.  Tho'  he  fometimes  may  be  diftreft, 
Yet  fhall  he  ne'er  be  quite  oppreft, 

Tor  God  upholds  him   with  his  Hand. 

25.  From  my  fir  ft  Youth,  'till  Age  prevail'd, 
I  never  faw  the  Righteous  fail'd, 

Or  Want  o'ertake  his  num'rous  Race. 

26.  Beeaufe  Companion  fill'd  his  Heart, 
And  he  did  chearfully  impart, 

God  made  his  Off' fp ring's  Wealth  increafe. 

27.  With  Caution  Aun  each  wicked  Deed, 
In  Virtue's  Ways  with  Zeal  proceed, 

And  To  prolong  your  happy  Days  : 

28.  For  God,  who  Judgment  loves,  does  flill 
Preferve  his  Saints  fecure  from  111, 

While  foon  the  wicked  Race  decays. 

*9»  3°>  31-  TheUpright  mail  pofTefs  the  Land, 
His  Portion   mall   for   Ages   fhnd  ; 

His    Mouth  with   Wifcom  is  fupply'd, 
His  Tongue  by   Rules   of  Judgment  moves, 
His    Heart  the  Law  of  God   approves  ; 

Therefore  his  Footfteps  never  ilide. 

PART    IV. 

32.  In  wait  the  watchful  Sinner  lies, . 
In  vain,  the  Righteous  to  furprize, 
In  vain,  his  Ruin  does  decree  ; 

3 j.  God 


66    Psalm  xxxvii,  xxxvin. 

33    God  will   not  him    defencelefs  leave 
To   his  Revenge  expos'd,   but  fave, 

And  when  he's   fentene'd,  fet  him  free. 

34.  Wait  Hill  on  God  ;  keep  his  Command  ; 
And  thou,  exalted    in  the   Land, 

Thy  bleft  Poffeflion   ne'er  ./halt  quit  : 
The  Wicked  foon  deilroy'd  fhall  be, 
And  at  his  difmal   Tragedy 

Thou  tfialt  a  fafe   Spe&ator  fit. 

35.  The   Wicked  I  in  Pow'r  have    feen, 
And,   like  a   Bay-tree  frem  and  green, 

That  fpreads    its   pleafant  Branches  round; 

36.  But  he  was    gone  as  fvvift  as  Thought  : 
And    tho'  in  ev'ry  fPlace  I   fought, 

.No  Sign   or  Track  of  him  1    found. 

37.  Obfcrve  the  perfect  Man  with  .Care, 

And   mark  all    fuch  as   upright  are  ; 

Their   roughtft  Days  in    Peace  fhall   end  : 

38.  While   on   the  latter  End  of  thofe, 
Who  dare  God's  facred  Will   oppofe, 

A  common  Ruin  fhall   attend. 

■39    God  to   the  Juft   will  aid  afford  : 
Their  enly   Safeguard   is  the  Lord    ; 

Their  Strength,  in  time  of  Need,  is  He  : 
40.  Becaufe  on  Him   they   ftil!  depend, 
The  Lord  will   timely  Succour  fend, 

And  from   the   Wicked  fet  them   /ree. 

PSALM  XXXVIU. 

,1   T^Hy  chaining  Wrath,.  O  Lord,  reftrain, 

X        Tho'  I  deferve  it  all  ; 
Nor  let    at  once  on  me  the  Stonr* 

of  thy  DifpUafure   fall. 

2.  ifi 


PSALM    xxxviii.  €7 

■2.  In  every    wretched   Part  of  me 

thy  Arrows  deep  remain  ; 
Thy   heavy   Hand's    affii&ing  Weight 

I   can  no  more  fuftain. 

3.  My  Flefh  is  one  continu'd  Wound, 
Thy  Wrath  fo  fiercely   glows  ; 

Betwixt   my   Puaifhrneat  and  Guilt, 
my   Bones  have  no  Repofe 

4.  My   Sins,  which   to  a  Delnge  fwell, 
my  finking  Head   o'erflow  ; 

And,  for  my   feeble  Strength   to  bear, 
too  vail  a  Burden  grow. 

-5.  Stench  and   Corruption  fill  my  Wound, 
my   Folly's  juft   Return  : 

6.  With   Trouble  I  am  warp'd  and   bow'd, 
and  all   Day   long  I  mourn. 

7.  A  loath'd  Difeafe  afflicts  my  Loins, 
infecting   ev'ry  Part  ; 

8.  With  Sickr,els  worn,  I  groan  and  roar, 
thro*  Anguilh  of  my  Heart 

PART  II. 

9.  But,  Lord,  before  Thy  fearching  Eyes 

all  my  Defires  appear  ; 
And,  fure,  my    Groans  have  been  too  loud, 
not  to  -have  reach'd  thine  Ear. 

10.  My  Heart's  opprefs'd,  my  Strength  decay'd* 
my  Eyes  depriv'd  of  Light  : 

11.  Friends,    Lovers,   Kinfmen,  gaze  aloof 
on  fuch  a  difmal  Sight. 

»I2.  Mean   while,  the  Foes  that  feek  my  Life, 
their  Snares  to   take  me  fet ; 
Vent  Slanders,  and  contrive  all  Day 
to  forge  fome  new  Deceit. 

13.  Bat 


6$     PSALM    xxxviii,  xxxix. 

13.  But  I,  a?  if  both    deaf  and  dumb, 
nor  heard,    nor  once  reply'd  ; 

14.  Quite  deaf  and  dumb,    like     one     uhofe 
with  confcious  Guilt  is  ty'd.  ( Tcn^ue 

15.  For,  Lord*  to   Thee  I  do   appeal, 
my  Innocence  to  clear; 

AiTur'd  that  Thou,    the   righteous  God, 
my  injur'd  Caufe    wilt  hear. 

16.  "  Hear  me,  "  faid  [,  ««  left  my  proud  Fo$& 
"  a  fpiteful  Joy    difplay  ; 

"   Infulting,   if  they  fee  my    Foot 
«'   but  once   to.  go   alb  ay-" 

17.  And,   with  continual    Grief  crprefs'd, 
to  fink  I  now.  begin- 

18.  To  Tjiee,   O    Lord,    I  will  confefs, 
To  Thee  bewail  my    Sin. 

19.  But    whilft    1  languifh,  my  proud  Foes 
their  Strength  and  Vigour    boaft  ; 

Ajftd  they    who  hate  me    without  Caufe, 
are  grown   a  dreadful   Holi. 

20.  Ev'n  they  whom  I  oblig'd,  return, 
my  Kindnefs  £with  Defpite  ; 

And  are   my  Enemies,    becaufe 
I  chufe   the  Path   that's  right. 

21.  Forfake    me   not,   O   Lord   my  God, 
nor   far  from  me   depart.  ; 

22.  Make  haite  to  my  Relief,  O   Thou 
who  my  Salvation  art. 

PSALM    XXXIX. 
1   J\  ESOLV'D   to  watch  o'er  all  my    Ways, 

Jf^  I   kept  my    Tongue   in  Awe; 
I  cuib'd    my  h;fty  Words,  when   I 
the  profp'rous   Wicked  faw. 

2.   Like 


P  SALM    xxxix.  65 

2.  Like  one  thatV  dumb,  I  filent  flood, 
and  did  my  Tongue  refrain 

From  good  Difcourle  ;   but  that  Reftraint 
increas'd  my  inward  Pain. 

3.  My  Heart  did  glow,  which  working  Tho'ts 
did  hot  and  reftlefs  make  ; 

And  warm  Reflections  fann'd  the  Fire, 

till  thus  at  length  I  fpake  : 
4    Lord,  let  me  know  my  Term  of  Days, 

how  foon  my   Life  will  end  : 
The  num'rous  Train  of  Ills  difclofe, 

which  this  frail  State   attend, 

5.  My  Life,  Thou   know'it,  is  bnt   a   Span  5 

a  Cypher  fums  my   Years  ; 
And   ev'ry  Man,  in  bell   Eilate, 

but   Vanity  appears. 
6    Man,  like  a  Shadow,  vainlv  walks, 

with  fruitlefs    Cares    opprefs'd  : 
He   heaps    up    Wealth,    but  cannot  tell 

by  whom   'twill  be  poffefs'd. 

J.  Why  then  mould  I  on  worthlefs  Toys, 

with  anxious  Care,  attend? 
On  Thee  alone   my    ftedfaifc   Hope 

mall  ever,   Lord,   depend. 
8,  9.  Forgive  my  Sins  ;  nor  let  me  fcorn'd 

by  foolifh  Sinners    be  ; 
For  I  was  dumb,  and  murmur'd  not, 

becaufe  'twas  done  by   Thee. 

10.  The   dreadful   Burden  of  thy  Wrath 

in    Mercy    foon  remove  ; 
Left   my  frail  Flefli  too  weak  to  bear 

the  heavy  Load  mould   prove. 

11.  For 


70        PSALM   xxxlx,  xl. 

11.  For  when  Thou  chaft'neft  Man  for  Sin* 
Thou  makft  his   Beauty  fade 

(So  vain  a  Thing  is  he  !)  like  Cloth 
by  fretting  Moths  decay'd. 

12.  Lord,  hear  my  Cry,  accept  my  Tear*, 

and  liften  to  my  Pray'r, 
Who  fojourn  like  a  Stranger  here, 
as  all  my   Fathers  were. 

13.  O  !  fpare  me  yet  a  little  Time  ; 
my  wafted  Strength  reft  ore, 

Before  I  vanifh  quite  from  hence, 
and  fhall  be  feen  no  more. 
PSALM   XL. 
x  T  Waited  meekly  for  the  Lord, 

1  Till  He  vouchfaPd  a  kind  Reply  ; 
Who  did  his  gracious  Ear  afford, 
And  heard  from  Heav'n  my  humble  Cry. 

2.  He  took  me  from  the  difmal  Pit, 
When  founder'd  deep  in  miry  Clay  ; 
On  folid  Ground  He  plac'd  my  Feet, 
And  fuffer'd  not  my  Steps  to  ftray. 

3.  The  Wonders  He  for  me  has  wrought, 
Shall  fiil  my  Mouth  with  Songs  of  Praife  ; 
And  others,  to  his  Worfhip  brought, 

To  Hopes  of  like  Deliv'rance  raife. 

4.  For  Bleifings  fhall  that  Man  reward, 
Who  on  th'  Almighty  Lord  relies  ; 
Who  treats  the  Proud  with  Difregard, 
And  hates  the  Hypocrite's  Difguife. 

5.  Who  can  the  Wond'rous  Works  recount, 
Which  Thou,  O  God,  for  us  hail  wrought  ? 
The   Treafures  of  thy  Love  furmount 

The  Pow'r  of  Numbers,  Speech,  and  Thought. 

6.  I've 


PSALM    xi.  71 

6.  I've  learnt,  that   Thou  haft   not  defied 
OfTrings    and    Sacrifice  alone  ; 

Nor    Blood   of  guiklefs   Bealls  requir'd, 
For   Man's  Tranfgreffion    to   atone. 

7.  T  therefore  come— come  to   fulfil 
The  Cracks  thy    Books  impart  : 

8.  'Pis   my    Delight   to  do   thy    Will  ; 
Thy  Law  is  written  in  my  Heart. 

PART    II. 

9.  In  full    Ailemblies  I    have  told 
Thy  Truth   and  Righteoufnefs  at  large  : 
Nor  did,    Thou    know'ft,  my   Lips    with-hold 
From   uttering   what  thou    gav'ft   in  Charge  : 

10.  Nor  kept  withi-n  my   Breaft  conrln'd 
Thy   Faithful nefs,  and  faving   Grace   ; 
But   preach'd  thy    Love    for    all   defign'd, 
That  all   might  That  and  Truth  embrace, 

n.  Then  let  thofe   Mercies  I  declar'd 
To  others,   Lord,  extend  to  me  : 
Thy   loving   Kindnefs   my  Reward, 
Thy  Truth  my  fafe  Protection    be. 

12.  For  I  with  Troubles  am  diftrefs'd, 
Too  vaft  and   numberlefs    to  bear  : 
Nor    lefs  with  loads    of  Guilt  opprefs'd, 
That  plunge  and    fink   me  to   Dcfpair. 
As  foon,   alas  !  I  may   recount 

The    Hair3  on   this  afEi&ed    Head   ; 
My   vanquifh'd  Courage  they   jurmonnt, 
And  fill  my  drooping  Soul  with  Dread. 
PART    IIT. 

13.  But,  Lord,  to   my  Relief  draw   near  j 
For   never  was  more  prefling  Need  : 

In  my  Deliv'rance.   Lord,  appear, 
And  add  to  that  Deliv'rance  Speed. 

14..  Confuficr* 


yt  P  S  A  L  M    xl,  xll 

14.  Confufion  on  their  Heads   return, 
Who  to  deftroy  my    Soul   combine  ; 
Let  them,   defeated,   blufh  and    mourn, 
Enfnar'd  in  their  own  vile  Defign. 

15.  Their  Doom  let  Defolation  be 
"With  Shame   their  Malice  be  repaid, 
Who  mock'd  my  Confidence  in  Thee, 
And  Sport   of  my  Affliction  made  : 

16.  While  thofe,  who  humbly  feek  thy  Face, 
To  joyful  Triumphs  mall  be  rais'd; 

And  all,    who  prize   thy  faving   Grace, 
With  me  refound,  the  Lord  be  prais'd. 

17.  Thus,   wretched   tho*  I  am,  and  poor, 
Of  me   th'   Almighty  Lord  takes   Care  : 
Thou,    God,  who  only  can'ft   reftore, 

To  my   Relief  with  Speed   repair. 
PSALM    XLI. 

1.  TTAPPY  the  Man,  whofe  tender  Care 
J_  X     relieves  the  Poor  diftrefs'd  ! 

When  he's  by  Troubles  compafs'd   round, 
the  Lord  mail  give  him   Reft. 

2.  The  Lord  his  Life,  with  BlefTmgs  crown'd, 
in  Safety  mall  prolong  ; 

And  difappoint  the  Will  of  thofe, 
that  feek  to  do  him   Wrong. 

3.  If  he  in   languifhing  Eilate, 

opprefs'd  with  Sicknefs,  lie  % 

The  Lord   will  eafy   make  his  Bed* 

and  inward   Strength  fupply. 

4.  Secure  of  this,  to  Thee  my  God, 
I  thus  my  Prav'r  addrefs  : 

"  Lord,  for  thy   Mercy,  \tz\  my  Soul, 
"  though   I  have  much   uarifgrefs'd. 

5-  My 


PSALM   -xli. 


73 


5.  My  cruel    Foes,    with   ila  cl'rous   Words, 
attempt   to  wound   mv  Fame  : 

"  When  mall    he  die  (fav    they)   and   Men 
"  forget  his   very    Name  ?" 

6.  Suppofe  they    formal   Vifics    make, 
'tis  all  but  empty  Show  : 

They  gather  Mifchief  in  their  Hearts, 
and  vent  it  where  they  go. 

7.  8.  With  private  Whifpers,  fuch  a?  thefe, 
to  hurt  me  they  devife  : 

**  A  fore  Difeafe  arriids  him  now  : 
"  he's  fall'n  no  more  to   rife." 

9.   My  own  familiar  Bofom  friend, 
on    whom   I  mod  rely'd, 

Has  me,  whofe  daily   Guelt  he   was, 
with  open  Scorn  defy'd. 

-jo.  Bat   thou  my  fad  and  wretched  State, 

in  Mercy,  Lord,  regard  ; 
And   raife   me  up,  that  all  their  Crimes 

may    meet  their  juft    Reward. 
11     By  this    r   know,   thy  gracious    Ear 

is  open    when   I   call  ; 
Becaufe   Thou  fuffer'ft  not  my   Foes 

to  triumph   in   my  Fall. 

12.  Thy  tender   Care  fecures  my  Life 

from   Danger  and    Difgrace  ; 
And  Thou  vouchfaf'ft  to   fet  me  fKll 

before   thy  glorious    Face. 
13.  Let  therefore  Ifraelh  Lord    and   God 

from    Age  to    Age  be    bleft  ; 
And  all  the  People's  glad    Applaufe 

with,  loud  Amens   exprefs'd. 
D 

PSALM 


74  PSALM   n\u 

PSALM     XLH. 
I      AS  pants  the  Hart  for  cooling  Streams, 

j£~\>     when  heated  in  the  Chaccj 
So  longs    my  Soul,   O  God,  for  Thee, 
and   thy  refrcfhing   Grace. 

2.  For  Thee,   my  God,    the  living  God, 
my  thirJly  Soul   doth    pine  : 

O  !  when    fhall    I    behold  thy    Face, 
Thou  Majefty   Divine  f 

3.  Tears   are  my    conftant   Flood,  while  thus 
infulting  Foes  upbraid  : 

u  Deluded  Wretch  !    where's  now  thv  God  ? 
'J   and  where   his   promis'd  Ai !  ?  ' 

4.  I  figh  whene'er  my     pgi  firg    rl  heights 

thofe   happy    Days   prd.iv:, 
When   1    with  Troops  of  pious  Friends 
thy  Temple   did  frequent  : 

When  I  advane'd  with   Songs   of  Praife, 

my   folemn    Vows   to  pay  ; 
And  led  the  joyful  facred  Throng, 

that  kept  the   feftal  Day. 

5.  Why    reftlefs,  why    caft   down,   my    Soul  f 

trull   God  ;  and   He'll    employ 
His  Aid  for   thee,    and  change   thefe   Sighs  . 
to  thankful   Hymns  of  Joy. 

6.  My   Soul's  caft  down,  O  God  ;  but   thinks 

on   Thee   and   Sion,  ftill  ; 
From  Jordan's  Bank,  from  Hermon's  Heights,' 
and   Mijar's  humbler   Hill. 

7.  One  Trouble  calls  another    on  ; 
and,   burfting  o'ie   my   Head, 

Fall  fpouting    down,  till  round   my   Soul> 
a  roaring  Sea  is  fpread. 

5  8.  But 


PSALM   xlii,  xliii. 


/3 


8.  But  when  thy  Prefence,    Lord  of  Life, 

has-  once  difpell'd  this    Storm, 
To    Thee    I'll   midnight   Anthems   ur.o;, 
and  all  my    Vows  perform. 

9.  God  of  my   Strength,   how   'ong   thai!  I, 
like    one    forgotten    iftourn, 

Forlorn,    forfaken,   and  expo::d 
to   my    OpprefTors  Scorn  ? 

10    My   Heart  is  pierc'd,   as   with  a  Sword, 

whil'it    thus    my    Foes   upbraid ; 
"  Vain    Boailer,    where   is    now   thy    God  ? 

"   and    where  his  promiAi    Aid  ?" 
II.  Why    reillefs,    why  cart:  down,  my    Soul? 

hope    fiill  ;    and   thou    fhalt   fing 
The  Praife   of  Him    who   is    thy  God, 
thy    Health's   eternal    Spring. 
PSALM     XLIII. 
I     TUST  Judge  of  Heav'n,  againft  my  Foes 

J  •  Do  Thou  aflert  my  injur'd   Right  : 
O  !    fet   me  free   my   God   from  thofe 
That  in   Deceit  and    Wrong  delight. 

2.  Since   Thou   art    ftill  my    only    Stay, 
Why   leav'it  Thou    me  in   deep    Diftrefs  ? 
Why  go    I  mourning  all   the   Day, 
WMlit   me  infuhing    Foes    opprefs  ? 

3.  Let  me   with    Light   and  Truth   be  bled; 
Be  thefe  my   Guides,  and   lead  the  Wav, 
Till   on  thy    holy  Hill  I  reft, 

And  in  thy    Ucred    Temple  pray. 

4.    Then    will  I    there  frefh    Altars  raife 

To    God,   who  is  my  only    Joy  ; 

And  well-tun'd  Harps   with  Songs  of  Praife, 

Shall  all  my   grateful  Hours  employ. 

D  2  5.  Why 


6        PSALM    *liiL  xiiv. 


5.  Why  then  caft  down,  my   Soul  ?  and  why 
So   much   opprefs'd  with    anxious    Care  ? 
On   God,   thy    God,   for    Aid    rely  ; 
Who  will   thy   ruin'd  State  repair. 
PSALM    XL1V. 
1    /~\  LORD,    our   Fathers  oft  have  told, 

\J     in  our  attentive   liars, 
Thy   Wonders  in  their   Days  perform'd, 
and  elder  Times  than   theirs  : 

2.  How  Thou,  to  plant  them  here,  didit  drive 

the  Heathen  from  this  Land,    ' 
Difpeopled   by  repeated  Strokes 
of  thy  avenging  Hand. 

3.  For  not  their  Courage,  nor  their   Sword, 
to  them  Poffeflion  gave  ; 

Nor  Strength,  that  from    unequal  Force, 
their   fainting    Troops  could    fave  ; 

But   thy  Right-hand,  and  pow'iful   Arm, 
whofe    Succour  they   implor'd   ; 

Thy   Prefence  with   the  chofen   Race 
who  thy  great  Name  ador'd. 

4.  As  Thee   their  God  our  Fathers  own'd  ; 

Thou  art  our  Sov'reign  King  ; 
O  !  therefore,   as  Thou  didft  to  them, 

to  us  Deliv'rance  bring  ! 
■{.  Thro*  thy    victorious  Name,    our  Arms 

the  proudeft  Foe  fhall   quell  ; 
And  crufh.  them  with  repeated  Strokes, 
as  oft  as  they  rebel. 

6.  I'll  neither  trufl:  my  Bow  nor  Sword, 
when  I  in   Fight  engage  : 

7.  But    Thee,  who  halt  our  Foes   fubdu'd, 
-and  lham'd   their  fpiteful  Rage. 

8.  To 


P •  S  A  L  M"  xliv;  77 

8.  To  Thee  the  Triumph   we  afcribe, 

from  whom   the  Conquefl  came  : 
In    God   we  will  rejoice   alt  Day, 

and   ever  blefs>    his  Name. 
P    A  R  7    11. 
9    Bi  t    Thou  hail  call  us   of;  and  now 

molt   fhamefully   we  yield    ; 
For    T'hou  no  more  vouchi'af'ft  to  lead. 
s  our  Armies    to  the    Field. 
lo\  Since  when,   to  ev'ry  upftart  Foe 

we  turn    our  Backs  in  Fight  ; 
And   with  our  Spoil  their  Malice   feaft, 

who  bear  us    ancient   Spite. 

11.  Tq  Daughter  doom'd,  we  fall,   like  Sheep 
into  their   butch'rino-  Hands  ; 

Or  (whars  more    wretched  yet)    furvive, 
dilpers'd  thro'    heathen  Lands. 

12.  Thy  People  thou  haft  fold  for   Slaves; 
and  fet  their  Price  fo  low, 

That  not   Thy  Treafure,  by  the    Sale, 
but  their  Difgrace,   may   grow  ; 

13.  14.  Reproach5d  by  all  the  Nations  round, 
the   Heathens   Bye- word   grown  ; 

Whofe  Scorn  of  ui  is  both  in  Speech, 

and   mocking  Geilures,  mown. 
15    Confufion  itrikes  me    blind  ;  my  Face 

in   confcious   Shame  I   hide  ; 
16.  While  we  are  fcofPd,  and  God  biafphem'd, 
by    their  licentious  Pride.     v 
P  A  R  'T    in. 
17  Or*  us     this  Heap  of  Woes  is  fail'n  ; 

a'.;    this     we  have   *mdur'd  ; 
Yet  have  not,  Lord,   renoune'd  thy  Name, 
or  Faith  to   Thee  abjur'd  : 

E>   3  i»:  But 


78         PSALM    xliv,  xlv\ 

18  But  in  thy  righteous  Paths  have  kept 
our    Hearts  and  Steps  with  Care  ; 

19.  Tho'   Thou  hall  broken  all  our    Strength, 
and  we  almoft  defpair. 

20.  Could  we,  forgetting  Thy  great  Name, 
on  other  Gods  rely. 

21.  And  not  the  Searcher  of  all   Hearts 
the  treach'rous  Crime  defcry  ? 

22.  Thou  feell  what  Suff'rings  for  thy  fake 
wc  ev'rv    Day   fuftain   ; 

All  flaughter'd,  or   rekrv'd  like  Sheep 
appointed   to   be  (lain. 

23.  Awake,  nrife  ;  let  feeming  Sleep 
no  longer  thee  detain  ; 

Nor  let  us,  Lord,  who  fue  to  Thee, 
forever  fue  111  vain. 

24.  O  !  wherefore  hidefl  Thou  thy  Face 
from  our  afflicted  State, 

25.  Whole  Souis   and  Bodies   fink  to  Earth 
with  Grief's   oppreflive  Weight  t 

:;     Arife,  O  Lord,  and  timely  Hade 

to  our  DeHv'rance  make  : 
Redeem  us,   Lord,  if  not^  for  ours, 
yet  for  thv  Mercies  Sake. 

PSALM     XLV. 
1    tt  7HILE  I  tlitKing'sloud  Fraife  rehearfe, 
YV       indited    by    my   Heart, 
JJly  Tongue  is  like  the  Pen  of  him 
th.u  writes  with  ready   Art. 
2.   How  matchlefs  is  thy   Form,  O  King  . 

thy  Mouth  with  Grace  o'reflowo  : 
Becauie  freih  Blcffingi  God  on   Thee 

eternally    bellows. 

3.   Gird 


PSAL  M    xlv.  79 

3.  Gird  on  thy  Sword,   molt  might .    Prince  ; 
and    clad  in  rich  Array, 

With  glorious    Onaments  of  Pow*r, 
majeftick  Pomp    difplay. 

4.  Ride   on   in  State,  and    ilill  protect 

the^  Meek,   the  Juft,  the  True; 
Whilft  thy  Right-hand   with  fwift   Revenge 
does  all  thy  Foes   purfue. 

5.  How  fharp  thy  Weapons  are  to  them 
that  dare   thy   Pow'r  oppofe  ! 

Down,  down  they  fall,  while  thro'  their  Heart 
the  pointed   Arrow  goes. 

6.  But  thy  firm   Throne,   O  God,  is    fix'd 
for  ever  to  endure  ; 

Thy    Sceptre's  Sway  flia'l  always   laft, 
by   righteous   Law3    fecuie. 

7.  Becaiife  thy  Heart,  by  JufUce  led, 
did   upright  Ways  approve, 

And  hated  iHll   the  crooked    Paths 
where  wand'ring  Sinners   rove  ; 

Therefore  did  God,  thy  God,  on   thee 
the  Oil  cf  Gladnefs   ilud  ; 

"And  has,  above    thy    Fellows   tound, 
advanced  thy  lofty   Head. 

8.  With  Cafli:,    Aloes,  and  Myr;h, 
thy    royal   Robes   abour.d  : 

Which,  from  the  ftately  Wardrobe   brought, 

fpread  grateful   Odours  round. 
9.  Among  the  honourable  Train 

did   princely    Virgins  wait  ; 
The  Queen  was   plac'd  at  thy  Right-hand, 
in  golden   Robes   of  State. 
D  4 

PART 


So  PSALM    xlv. 

P  A  R  T    II. 

10  But   thou,  O  royal    Btidc,  give  Ear, 

a  >d   to   my    Words   attend  : 
Forget   thy   native  Country    now, 

and   ev'ry   foimer   Friend. 

1 1.  So  mall  thv   Beauty  charm   the  King, 
nor   {hall    his    Love  decay  : 

For  He  is   now  become  thy   Lord  ; 
to   Him   due  Rev'rence  pay. 

12.  The  Tyrian  Matrons,  rich  and  proud, 
mall  humble  Prefents  make  ; 

And  all  the  wealthy  Nations  fue, 
thy  Favour  to  partake. 

13.  The  King's  fair  Daughter's  beauteous  Soul 
?11  inward  Graces  fill  ; 

Her  Raiment  is  of  pureft  Gold, 

adorn'd  with  colli  v  Skill. 
74.  She  in  her  nuptial  Garments  drefs'd, 

with  Needles  richly  wrought, 
Attended  by  her  Virgin  Train, 

fhall  to  the  King  be  brought. 

15.  With  all  1  he  State  of  folemn  Joy 

the  Tiiumph  moves  along  ; 
Till,  with  wide  Gates  the  royal  Court 

receives  the  pompous  rI  hrorg. 
j  5.  Thou,  in  thy  royal  Father's  room, 

mull  princely  Sons  expect; 
Whom  thou  to  dift'rent  Realms  may'ft  fend, 

to  govern  and  protect : 

j7.  Whilft  this  my  Song   to  future  Times 

tranfmits  thy  glorious  Name  ; 
And  makes  the  World  with  one  Confent 

thy  lading  Praife  proclaim.        f&ALM 


PS  A   L  M  xlvi.  81 

PSALM    XLVI. 

i  ;/^<0D  is  our  Refuge  in  Di/lrefe  ; 

VJT     A  prefent  Help,  when  Dangers  prefs 
In   Him,   undaunted,   we'll  confide  : 
2,    3.    Tho'   Ea-th  were  from  her  Centre  tofs'd, 
And    Mountains  in  the  Ocean  loft, 

Torn  piece-meal    by  the  roaring  Tide. 

4.   A  rentier    Stream  with  Gladnefs  fiiil 
^r\ie  City   of  our  Lord  (hall  fill, 

The  royal  Seac  of  God  moft  high  ; 
5.  Gcd  dwells  in  Simt,  whofe  fair  Tow'rs 
bhall  mock   in'  AfTaults  of  earthly  Pow'rs, 

While  his  almighty   Aid  is  nigh. 

6.  Tn  Tumults  when  the  Heathen  rag'c, 
And   Kingdoms  War  againft  us  wag'd, 

He  thunder'd,  and  difpers'd  their  Pow'n; : 

7.  The  Lord  of  Holts  conducls   our  Arms, 
Our  Tow'r  of  Refuge  in  Alarms, 

Our  Fathers  guardian  God,  and  ours. 

8^  Come  fee  the  Wonders  He  has  wrought    • 
On  Earth  what  Defolation  brought  ;  * 

9.   Mow   Me  has  calm'd  the  jarring  World  - 
He  b-oke  the  warlike  Spear  and  Bow  • 
With  them  their  thund'ring  Chariots  too 
Into  devuunng  Flames   were  huri'd. 

10.  Submit  to  God's  almighty   Sway  • 
lor   Him  the  Heathen  mail  obey, 

And   Earth  her  fov'ieign  Lord   ccnfefs  •     i 

11.  The  God  of  HofU.condufts  our  Arms, 
Our    iow'r  of  Refuge  in  Alarms, 

As  to  oar  leathers  in  Diitrefs, 

£  S  PSALM 


82       PSALM    xlvii,    xlviii. 

PSALM    XLVir. 
i    /^V   All  ye  People,  clap  your    Hands, 

\_)     And  with  triumphant  Voices   fing  : 
No  Force  the  mighty  Pow'r  witMands 
Of  God,  the  univcrfal   King. 
?,  4.   He   mail  oppofing  Nations   quell, 
And   with  Succefs  our  Battles    fight  ; 
Shall  fix    the    Place   where  we  mull  dwell, 
The  Pride  of  Jacob,   his   Delight. 

<;,  6.  God  is  gone  up,  our  Lord  and  King, 

With  Shouts  of  Joy,  and   Trumpets    Sound, 

To  Him  repeated  Praifes  fing, 

And   let  the  chearful   Song  go   round. 

7,  8.  Your  utmoft    Skill  in   Praife  be  fhown, 

i'or   Him,  who    all   the    World  commands ; 

Who   fits  upon    his   righteous  Throne, 

And  ipreadshis  Sway  o'er  heathen  Lands. 

9.   Our  Chief*,  and  Tribes,  that  far  from  hen ce 
T '  adore  the  God  of  Abr'am  came  ; 
Found   Him  their  confrant  fare  Defence, 
tlow  great    and   glorious  is    his  Name  1 

PSALM    XLVIII. 
I    A-p-VHE  Lord,   the   only  God,   is  great, 

and  greatly  to   be    prais'd 
Jn  Sion,    on  whefe  happy    M^unt 

his    facred  Throne  is   rais'd. 
2.  Her  Tow'rs,  the   Joy   of  all  the  Earth, 

with  beauteous   Profpecl   rife  \ 
On  her  North-fide     th'  almighty   King's 
imperial  City  lies. 

5.    God    in   her  Palaces  is   known: 

his  Prefence    is  her    Guard  : 
a     Conftd'rate   King*  withdrew  their  Sieg(», 

&ttd  of  Succcis  defpair'd,  5.    The 


PSALM    xlviii.  S3 

£.  They  view'd  her  Walls,  admir'dand  fled, 
with  Grief  and    Terror  ftruck  ; 

6.    Like    Women,  whom    the  fudden   P?.ngs 
of  Travail    had  overtook. 

7-.  No  wretched   Crew   of  Mariners 

appear  like  them  forlorn 
When    Fleets  from    Tarjhijh*  wealthy   Coads 

by    eaftern    Winds    are   torn. 

8.  In  Sion    we  have  (cen    perform'd 
a   Work   that   was    foretold, 

In   Pledge  that  God,  for  Times  to  come, 
his  City   will    uphold. 

9.  Not  in  oar   Fortrefles   and  Walls 

did    we*    O  God,    confide; 
But   on    the    Temple  fix'd  our  Mopes, 
in    which  Thou   doft    rcf.de. 

10.  According  to    thv  fov'reign   Name, 
thy  Praife  thro*  Earth    expends; 

Thy  -pow'fful   Arm,  a?  Jjflice  guides, 
chaiiifes, ,  or  deft; 

11.  Let  Snu's  Mount  <vj'h   Toy   refoand, 
her  Daughters    all  be  taught. 

In  Songs  bit   Judgments  to  extol, 

who  this   Deliv'rance   wrought. 
i2..Compafs  her   Wills   with  folemn    Pomp; 

your  Eyes  quite    round    her  caft  j 
Count  all  her  Tow'rs,  and  fee  if  there 

you   fiad  one  Stone  difplac'd. 

*J.  Her  Forts  and   Palaces  furvey  ; 

obferve  their  Order  well  ; 
That,  with    A  fly  ranee,  to  your  Heirs 

tfcia  Wonder  you  /nay  jell. 

14^  This 


84       PSALM   xlviii,  xlix. 

14.  Thi?  God  15  ours,  and   will  be  ours, 

Whiifl   we   in   Him  confide  ; 
Who,    as   He  has  preferv'd    us  now, 

till  Death  will  be   our  Guide. 
P  S  A  L  M    XLIX. 
:,   T    ET  all   the  lift'ning  World  attend, 

2.  \  j     and  my    Inftru&ions    hear  : 

Let  High  and   Low.   and  Rich  and  Poor, 
with  joint  Confent  give  Ear  : 

3.  My  Mouth,  with   facred  Wifdom  fill'd, 

mall    good  Advice  impart   ; 
The  found   Refult   of  prudent  Thoughts, 
digefled  in  my  Heart. 

4.  To  Parables  of  weighty  Senfe 

I  will    my  Ear  incline   ; 
While  to   my  tuneful  Harp  I  fing, 

dark  Words  of  deep    Defien. 
r.  Why  mould  my  Courage  fail  in  Time* 

of  Danger,  and  of  Doubt  ; 
When  Sinners,  that  would  me  fupplant, 

have  compafs'd  me  about  ? 

6.  Thofe  Men,   that  all  their  Hope  and  Truil 
in    Heaps   of  Treafure   place  ; 

And  boaiting,    triumph,  when   they  fee 
their  iU-got   Wealth   increafe  ; 

7.  Are    yet  unable  from    the  Grave 
their  deareft  Friend   to  free  ; 

Nor  can,  by  Foice  of  coflly    Bribes, 
reverfe   God's  firm   Decree. 

8.  q.    Th<  ir  vain  Endeavours  they  muft  quit  ; 
the    Price  is  held  too    high  : 

>Jo  Sums  can  purchafe  fuch  a  Grant, 
that  Man  mall  never  die, 

jc\  Not 


PSALM  xlix.  85 

10.  Not  Wifdom  can   the   Wife  exempt, 
nor   Fools   their  Folly  fave  ; 

But  both   muft  peri-fh,  and,   in  Death, 
their  Wealth   to  others   leave. 

11,  For  tho*  they  think  their  {lately    Seats 
mall   ne'er  to   Ruin   fall ;  _ 

But   their  Remembrance   laft  in   Lands, 
which  by  their  Names   they   call  ; 

12    Yet   (hall  their  Fame   be   foon   forgot, 
how   great  foe'er  their   State  .• 

With   Beafts  their  Memory,   and   they, 
ihall  ihare  one   common  Fate. 
PART    II. 

13.  How    great  their  Folly    is,    who    thus 
abfurd  Conclufions  make  ! 

And   yet   their  Children,    unreclainrd, 
repeat  the  grofs    Miilake. 

14.  They  all,    like   Sheep  to  Slaughter  led, 
the   Prey  of  Death  are  made  ; 

Their  Beautv,  while  the  Juft   rejoice, 
within    the  Grave  fhall  fade. 

15.  But  God  will   yet  redeem   my  Soul ; 
and  from    the  greedy  Grave 

His    greater    Pow'r  mall  fet  me  free, 
and   to  Himfelf  receive. 

16.  Then  fear  not  thou,   when  worldly  Men. 
in   envy'd   Wealth  abound  ; 

Nor  tho'   their  profp'rous    Houfe  increafe, 
with  Sta.e  and  Honour  c.own'd. 

17.  For,  when  they're  fummon'd  hence    by 
they  leave  all   this   behind  ;  (Death  ; 

No    Shadow  of  their  former  Pomp 
within  the  Grave  they  find  :   ■ 

18  And 


36         PSALM    xlix,  I 

i8-  And  yet  they  tho't  their  State  was  blefl, 
caught  in  the  Flatter's  Snare  ; 

Who  praifes  thofe  that  flight  all  dfe, 
and  of  themfJves   take  care. 

19.  In  their  Forefathers    Steps  they  tread  ; 
and  when,   like    th-m,    thev  die, 

Their  urctthed    Anceftors,   and   they, 
in  end  ef    Da  knefs    lie. 

20.  For  Man,  how   great  foe'er  his  State; 
uniefs   he's    truly   wife, 

As  like   a    fenfual    Keail  he   live?, 
fo,  like. a  Be;.H,   t  e  dies. 

P  S  A  L  M    L. 

h  Hp-^E  Lord  hath  fpok%  the  mighty  Ge4 

2.  ±       Hath   fent  his   Summons  ali  abroad, 
From  dawning    Light,    till  Day  d'cHnea  : 

The  lifi'ning   Earth  his  Voice  hath  heard, 
And    he    from  Sic.n  hath    appear'd, 
Where  Beauty  in   Ptift&ion.  ihiues. 

3,  4    Our  God  mail  come,  and  keep  no  moi* 
JMiiconllru'd    bilef.ee,   as   before  ! 

But  waging   FLmes    before  Him  fend  : 
Aiound  mall   Tempers  fierce )y  r^e, 
Wrhile  Me  does   lleav'n  and  Earth°  engage 

His  juft  -Tribunal  w  attend. 

5,  6.   AiTouihte  all  my   Saints  to  me 
(Thus  runs  the  great  divine  Decree,) 

That  in  my  laftirg  Cov'nart  live  : 
And  OHVing*  bring  v  ith  conftant  Care  ; 
(The  Heaves  his  Juilice  Oiall  declare  ; 

for  God  hiaafdf  mail  Sentence  give.) 

7.  Aueadj 


PSALM    1.  87 

7.  Attend,  my  People  ;  Ifratl  hear.; 
Thy  ftronj*  Accufer  I'll  appear  ; 

Thy  God,  thy  only  God,  am  I  : 
8  'Tis  not  of  OfFrings  I  complain, 
Which,  daily  in  my  Temple  flam, 

My  facrfd  Altar  did  fupply. 

o.  Will  this  alone  Atonement  make  > 
No  Bullock  f:om  thy  Stall  I'll  take, 

Nor  He -goat  from  thy  Fold  accept  ; 
10.  The  Foreft  Beatls,  that  range  alone, 
The  Cattle  too,  are  all   my  own, 

That  on  a  thoufand  Hills  are  kept. 

}  1.  I  know  the  Fowls,  that  build  their  Nefta 
in  craggy  Rocks  ;  and  f<va?e  Reafts, 
That  'oofelv  haunt  the  open   Fields  : 

12.  If  feiz'd  with   Hunger  I  could  be, 
I  need  not  feek  Relief  troni  thee, 

Since  the  World's  mine,  and  all  it  yields. 

13.  Think'ft  thou  that  I  have  any  Need 
On  fhughter'd  Buls  and  Goj:*  to  feel, 

To  eat  their  F'efh,  and  drink  their  Blood  ? 

14.  The    Sac ri rices  I  require, 

Are  Hearts  with   Love  and    Zeal  infpire, 
And  Vows  with  ftrr&eft  Care  made  good. 

15     In  Time  of  Trouble  call  on  me, 
And  I   will  fet  thee  fafe  and  tre?  ; 

And  thou   Returns  of  Praife  fhiU  mak?.  - 
x6    But  to  the  Wicked  thus  fatd  G  >d  : 
How  dar'il    thou  teach  my    Laws  abroad, 

Or  in  thy  Mouth  my  Cov'nant  take  ?  j 

17.  For  ftubborn  thou,  confirmed  in  Sin, 
H*ft  Proof  againlt  Inilrudion  been,  And 


88  PSALM    l,li. 

And  of  my  Word  didft  lightly  fpeak 
18  When  thou,  a  fubtle  Thief  didft  fee, 
Ihou    gladly   didft  with  him  ag-ee, 

And  with  Adulfrers  didft  partake. 

19.  Vile    Slander  i?  thy  chief  Delight  ; 
Thy  Tongue,  by    Enw  mov'd,    an^   Spite, 

Deceitful  Tales  doit  hourlv    fpread  : 

20.  Th'u  doft  with  hateful    Scan,  als  wound, 
Thy  Brother,   and  with  :Lyes  confound 

The  Offspring  of  thy  Mother'*  Bed. 

21.  Thefe  Things  didftthou,  whom  flill  J  ftrove 
To  gain   with  Silence,  and    with   Love; 

Till  thou  didft  wickedly  furmife, 
That  I  was  fuch  a  one  as  thou  : 
But  I'll  reprove  and  fhame  thee  now, 

And  fet  thy  Sins   before  thine  Eyes. 

zz.  Mark  this,  ye  wicked  Fools,   left  I 
Let  all  my   Bolts    of  Vengeance  fly, 

-While  none  (hall  dare  your  Caufe  to  own  : 
23.  Who  praifes  me,  due   Honour  gives  ; 
And  to  the    Man  that  juftly  lives, 

My  ftrong   Salvation   mall  be  fhown. 

PSALM    LI. 

3   TTAVE  Mercy,  Lord,   on   me, 
J.  X     as  Thou  wert  ever   kind  : 
Let   me,    opprefs'd  with  Loads   of  Guilt, 

thy  wonted   Mercy  find. 
2,   3.  Warn  off  my  foul   Offence, 
and  cleanfe  me  from,  my  Sin  ; 
For  I  confefs  my  Crime   and  fee- 
how  great  my  Guilt  has  been. 

4-  Againft 


PSALM   li.  89 

4.  Againft  Thee,  Lord,   alone, 
and  only  in  thy    Sight, 

Have  I  tranfgrefs'd  ;   and   tho*  condemned, 
mufl  own  thy  Judgments  right. 

5.  In  Guilt  each  Part  was   form'd 
of  all  this  fmfu)    Frame  ; 

In  Guilt  I  was  conceiv'd,  and  born 
the   Heir  of  Sin  and   Shame. 

6.  Yet  Thou,  whofe  fearching  Eye 
does    inwajd    Truth  require, 

In   fecret  didft   with    Wifdom's  Laws 
my    tender   Soul   infpire. 

7.  With  Hyflbp  purge   me  Lord  ; 
and  fo   I  clean  mail  be  : 

I  mall   with  Snow  in   Whitenef;  vie, 
when  purify'd  by  Thee. 

8.  Make   me   to  hear  with  Joy 
thy   kind   forgiving  Voice; 

That  fo  the   Bones   which   Thou  had  broke, 
may  with    frelh  Strength  rejoice. 

9.  10.    Blot  out  my  crying  Sins  ; 
nor  me  in    Anger  view  ; 

Create  in  me  a   Heirt  that's  clean, 
an   upright  Mind  renew. 

PART    II. 

li.  Withdraw  not  Thou   thy  Help, 

nor  call  me  from  thy  Sight ;  ' 
Nor  let  thy    Holy  Spirit  take 

its  everlaliing  Flight. 

12.    The   Joy  thy  Favour  gives, 

let  me  again  obtain  ; 
And  thy  free  Spirit's  firm  Support 

my  f .anting  Soul  fuftain, 

■13-  Sc 


90  PSALM    li,  Hi. 

13.  So  I  thy  righteous  Ways 
to  Sinners  will    impart  ; 

Whillt  my    Advice   (lull  wicked   Men 
to  thy  jurt  Laws    convcit. 

14.  My  Guilt  of  Blood  remove, 
my  Saviour  and   my    God  ; 

And  my  glad  Tongue  mail  loudly  tell 
thy  righteous  Acts  abroad. 

15.  Do  Thou  unlock  my  Lips, 
with  Sorrow  clos'd,  and  Shame: 

So  mall   my  Mouth  thy  wond'rous  Praife 
to  all  the  World  proclaim. 

16.  Could  Sacrifice  atone. 

whole  Flocks  and   Herds  mould  die  ;. 
But  on  i'uch  OfF'rings  Thou  difdain'ft 
to  call  a  gracious   Eye. 

17.  A  broken   Spirit  is 

by   Gjd   moll   highly    priz'd  ; 
By  Him  2  broken  contrite   Heart 

fhall  never  be    defpis'd. 

1  8     Let  tion  Favour  find, 

of  thy   Good -will   ;»iTur'd  ; 
And   thy   own  City  flouiifh  long., 

by  lofty  Walls  fecur'd. 

\g.  The  Juft  fhall  then    attend, 
and  pleafing  Tribute   p*y  ; 
And  Sacrifice   of  choicefl  Kind, 
upon  thy    Mtar  lay. 

P  S  A  L  M    tir. 

I    TN   vain,  O  Man  of  lawlefs  Might, 
X     thou  boaii'il   thyfelf  in  111  ; 

Since  God,  the  God  in  whom    I  truir, 
vouchfafes  his  Favour  itill. 

2     Thy 


PSALM   Li,  liii.  91 

:.  Thy  wicked  Tongue  does  fland'rous  Tales 

malicioufly    devife  ; 
And.   fharper  than  a  Razor  fet, 

it  wounds   with  treach'rous  Lye5. 

5,4.  Thy  Thoughts  are  more  on  111,  thanGood, 

on   Lyes,  than    Truth,  employ'd  ; 
Thy  Tongue    delights    in    Words,  by   which 

the  Guiltlefs    are  deftroy'd. 
-.  God  mall  for  ever  blaft   thy   Hopes, 

and  fnatch  thee  foon   away   ; 
Nor  in  thy    Dwelling-place  permit, 

nor  in   the    World,    to  ltay. 

5.  The  Jult,    with  pious  Fears   mail  fee 

the  Downfal   of  thy    Pride  ; 
And   at    thy   fud  ien  Ruin  laugh, 

and    thus    thy  Fall   deride  : 
'.    "  See  there  the   Man  that   haughty   was, 

"  who  proudiy    God    defy'd, 
j  Wno  trulled    in   bis   Wealth,    and  ftill 

"  on    wicked  Arts  xely'd."" 

8.  But  I  am  like  thofe  Olive-plants, 
that  made  God's  Temple  round  ; 

^nd  hope    with  his  indulgent  Grace 
■to   be  for  ever  crown*d. 

9.  So   mail   my   Soul    with   Praife,   O  God, 
extol   thy    wond'rous  Love  ; 

And  on    thy  Name  with    Patience  wait 
for  this  thy  Saints  approve. 
PSALM     LIU. 
I   '  I  VHE  wicked  Fools  muft   Aire   fuppofe 

JL      that  God  is  but  a  Name  : 
This  grofs   Mi  ake  their  Practice  mows, 
fince  Virtue  all  difclaim, 

2,  The 


92  PSALM   liii,  Kv. 

2.  The   Lord  look'd  down  from  HeavVs  hirh 

the  Sons  of  Men  to  view,  (  Tow'r, 

To   fee  if  any  oun'd  his  Pow'r, 
or  Truth   or  Juftice  knew. 

3.  But  all,  He   faw,  were  backward  gone, 
degen'rate  grown  and  bafe  ; 

None   for   Religion,  car'd,  not  one 
of  all   the   finful  Race. 

4.  But   are  thofe    Workers  of  Deceit 

fo  dull   and  fencelefs  grown, 
That  they   like    Bread   my   People    eat, 
and  God's  juft  Pow'r  4ifown  ? 

5.  Their  caufelds   Fears  fhall  fir?ngely  grow  I 
and  they,  defpis'd  of  God, 

Shall   foon  be   foil'd  :   His  Hand  fhall  throw 
their  (hatter'd  Bones  abroad 

6.  Would  He  his  faving  Pow'r  employ, 
to  break  our  fer vile    Bard, 

Loud^  Shouts  of  univerfal   Joy 
fhall  eccho  thro'    the  Land. 
PSALM    LlV, 

1,  1  '    ORD,  fa\e  me,  for  thy  glorious  Name ;* 

2.  I   j     and  in   thy   Strength    appear, 
To   judge  my    Cc.uk  ;  accept  rr.y   Pjay'r, 

and    to  my  Words   give    Ear. 
3     Mere  Strangers,    whom  I  never  wrong-o/.  j 

to  juin   me    defign'd  : 
And  cruel   Men, ^  that   fear   no   God, 

againft  my   Soul  cembin'd. 

4,  5.  But  God  take*  part  with  all  my  F/iencs; 

and    He's   the  fuieft  Guard  : 
The  God   of  Tiuth  fhall  give  my   Foe. 

ihdr  Falfhood's  jull  Reward  ; 

6    V.hile  - 


PSAL  TM  liv,  1/.  53 

.ile  T  my  grateful   Off  'rings    brine, 
and-facrifice  with    Joy  ; 
And    in  h:s    Praife  my    Time  to   come 
faily  employ. 

From  dreadful    Danger  and  Diftrefs 
the  Lord   ha:h   fet  me   free  : 
Thro'   Him    mall   I,  of  all   my    F«e?, 
the  jail  Deitru&ion   fee. 

PSALM     LV. 
i    (~**  IVE  Ear,  Thou  Judge  of  all  the  Earth, 

V_X     and  liiten   when   1   p-ay  ; 
Nor    from   thy  humble  Surpiiant  turn 

thv    glorious  Face  aw  a  v. 
2.  Artec d  to  this    my    fad   Complaint, 
and  hear  my    grievous  Moans  ; 
ft  I  my   mournful   Cfcfe  declare 
artlefs    Sighs  and   Groans. 

Hark   !  how   the  Foe  infults  aloud  ! 

how   fierce    Opprettors  rage  ! 
irVhofe  fknd'reus  Tongues  with  wrathful  Hate 

againii   my    Fame   engage 
.,  5.   My   He*rt  is  rac.^'d  with  Pain,  my  Socl 

with  deadly   Frights    diil-efsM  ; 
Vi:h   Fear  and  Trembling  compafs'd   round, 

with    Horror  quite    opprelVd. 

How   often  wiln'd  T   then,   that  I 
the   Dove's   (Wilt   Wings  could    get-; 
nit  I  might    take   my   fpeedy   Fiigar, 

and   leek    a  fafe   Retreat  ! 
,   8     T-.  ier  far  from  hence  ; 

and  in   wi  d    Defarts  llray, 
ill  all  this    furious  Storm  were    fpenr, 
this  Temped  pall  away. 

P  ART 


94  P  S  A  L  M  lv. 

PART    IT. 
9    Deftroy,  O  Lord,  their  -ill  Defigns, 

their  Counfels  foon  divide  ; 
For  through  the  City   my  griev'd  Eyes 

have  Strife  and  Rapine  fpy'd. 
10.  By  Day  and  Night  on  ev'ry  Wall 

they  walk  their  conftant  Round  ; 
And,  in  the  midft  of  all  her  Strength, 

are  Gjief  and  Mifchief  found. 

ii.  Whoe'er  thro'  ev'ry  Part  fliall  roam, 

will  frefh  Diforders  meet  ; 
Deceit  and  Guile  their  conftant  Ports 

maintain  in  ev'ry  Street. 

12.  For  'twas  not  anv   open  Foe, 
that  falfe  Reflections  made  ; 

For  then  I  could  with  Eafe  have  borne 
the  bitter  Things  he  faid  : 

'Twas  none  who  Hatred  had  profefs'd, 

that  did  againft  me  rife  ; 
For  then  I  had  withdrawn  myfelf 

from  his  malicious  Ryes. 

13,  14.  But  'twas  ev'n    thou,  my  Guide,    my 
whom  tend'reft  Love  did  join  :      [Friend, 

Whofe  fweet  Advice  I  valu'd   moll, 
whofe  Pray'rs  are  mix'd  with  mine. 

15.  Sure,  Vengeance  equal  to  their  Crimes 
fuch  Traitors  mod  furprife, 

And  fuddcn  Death  requite  thofe  Ills 
they  wickedly  devife. 

16,  i7.NBut  I  will  call  on   God,  who  Hill 
mall  in  my   Aid  appeai  : 

At  Morn,   and  Noon,  and  Night  I'll  pray, 
And  lie  my  Voice  fliall  hear. 

PART 


PSALM    Iv,  Ivi.  95 

PART    IIL 

1 8.  God  has  releas'd  my    Soul   from  thofe, 

tint  did    with   me   contend  ; 
And   made  a   nunVrous   Hod    of  Friends 

my  righteous   Caufe  defend, 
in.  For  He,    who    was   my   Help  of  old, 

Stall  now  his  Suppliant    hear  ; 
And  punifh  thofe, whofe    profp'rous  State 

makes  them  no  God  to   fear. 

20     Whom  an    I  truft,  if  faithlefs  Men 

periHioufly    de'/ife 
To    ruin    m?,    their   peaceful    Friend, 

and  break  the   itrongell   Ties  r 

21.  ThV  foft    and    melt-.ng  are    ihsir  Words, 
their  Hearts   with    War    abound  : 

Their  Speeches   are   more    fmooth  than  Oil, 
and  yet  like  Swords    they  wound. 

22.  Do  thou,   my  Soul,  on  God  depend, 
and  He  mail  thee  fuitain  : 

He  aids  the  Juit.  whom  to  fapphnt 
the  Wicked  ftrive  in  vain. 

23.  My  Foes,   that  trade  in   Lies  and  Blood, 
mall  all  untimely  die  ; 

Whilft  I,  for  Health,  and  Length  of  Days, 

on  Thee  my  God,  rely. 

PSALM     LVL 
1    TTNO  Thou,  O  God,   in   IVIercy  help  ; 

JL/     for   Man    my    Life    purfues  : 
To  cruih    me   with   repeated   Wrongs, 

he   daily    Strife    renews. 
2.  Continually   my   fpiceful  Foes 

to   ruin   me    combine  : 
Thou  feeft,   who  fr.t'ft  inthron'd  on   high, 

whac  mighty  Numbers  join.  3-  ^ut 


96  PSALM    lvi. 

3.  But  tho*  fometimes  furpriz'd  by  Ftar 

(on  Danger's  firft  Alarm  ;) 
Yet  itill  for  Succour  I  depend 
on  thy   almighty   Arm. 

4.  God's  faithful  Promife  I  fhall  praife, 
on  which  I  now  rely  : 

In  God  I  trqft,  and,  trufting  him, 
the  Arm   of  Flefh  defy. 

5.  They  wrefi:  my  Words,  and  make  'em  fpeak 
a  Senfe  they   never  meant  : 

Their  Thoughts  are   all,    with  reftlefs   Spite, 
on  my  Deftru&ion   bent. 

6.  In   clofe   AfTemblies  they  combine, 

and  wicked  Projects  lay  : 
They  watch  my  Steps,  and  lie  in  wait 
to  make  my   Soul  their  Prey. 

7.  Shall  fuch  Injuftice  flill  efcape  ? 
O  righteous  God,  arife  ; 

Let  thy  juft  Wrath  (too  long  provok'd) 
this  impious  Race  chaftife. 

8.  Thou  numbVeft  all  my  wand'ring  Step?, 
fince  firft  compel'd  to   flee  : 

My  very  Tears  are  treafur'd  up, 
and  regifter'd  by  Thee. 

9.  When  therefore  I  invoke  thy  Aid, 
my  Foe  fhall  be   o'erthrown  ; 

For  I   am    well  affur'd,  that  God 
my   righteous  Caule  will   own. 

10.  11.   l'il  trull   God's   Word,  and  fo  defpife 
the  Force   that  Man  can   raife  : 

12.  To  Thee,  O  God,  my  Vows  are  due  : 
to   Thee  1*11  render  Praife. 

13.  Thoir 


PSAL  M   Ivi,   lvu.  97 

43.  Tfeou  haft  retrkv'd  my  Soul  from  Death, 

and  thou  wilt  full  fecure 
The  Life  thou  hail  Co  of  preferv'd, 

and   make  my   footfkcps   fu  e  : 
That  thus,  protccTed   r-     ..'•,;.    Pow'r, 

I  may  this  Light  tn]>y  : 
And    in  the   Service  of  my  God 

my  lengthen'd   Days  employ. 

PSAL  M    LVII. 

I    ^r^liY   Mercy,    Lord    to  me  extend  : 

X        On  thy  Protector.    [  depend  ; 
And  to  thy    ttrir±g  for   Shelter  hafte, 
Till   this    outrageous   Storm    is    raft. 

2.  To  thy   Tribunal,    Led,   !  fly, 

Thou  fov'reign  Judge,  and  God   moft  High, 
"Who  Wonders   haft  for  me  begun, 
And   wilt  not  leave   thy   Work  undone. 

3.  From   Heav'n  proteel  me   by   thy  Arm, 
And  ihsme  all  thofe   ubo  feele  my  Harm  : 
To   my    Relief  thy  Mercy  fend, 

And    Truth,  on   which   my   Hopes   depend. 
.4.  For  I  with  favage  Men  converfe, 
Like  hungry  Lions  wild  and  fierce, 
With  Men  whofe  Teeth  are  Spears,  their  Words 
Jnvencm'd  Darts,  and  twe-edg'd  Swords. 

5.  Be  Thou,    O  God.  exalted  high; 
And,   as  thy  Glory  fills  the   Sky, 

So    let  it  be  on   Earth  difplay'd  ; 
Till  Thou  art    here,   as  there,   obey'd. 

6.  To    take  me,  they   their  Net    prepar'd, 
And    had    almoft  my  Soul  enfnar'd  ;  " 

But  fell  themfelves,'  by  juft  Decree, 
Jlnto  the  Fit  they  made  for  me. 

E  7.  O 


98         PSALM  lyii,  Win. 

7.  O  God,  my  Heart  is  fix'd,  'tis  bent, 
It's' thankful  Tiibute  to  prefent  ; 

And,  with  my   Heart,  my  Voice  I'll  r-iife 
To  Thee,  my  God,  in  Songs  of  Praife. 

8.  Awake,  my  Glory,   Harp  and   Lute, 
No  longer  let  your  Strings  be  mute  : 
And  T,  my  tuneful  Part  to  take, 
Will  with  the   early  Dawn  awal*e. 

cj.   Thy  Praifes,  Lord,  I  will  refourd 
To  all  the  lift'ning  Nations  round  : 

10.  Thy  Mercy  higheft   Heav'n  tranVcends ; 
Thy  Truth  beyond  the   Clouds  extends. 

11.  Be  Thou,  O  God,  exalted  high; 
And,  as    thy  Glory  fills  the   Sky, 

£0  let  it  be  on  Earth  difplay'd  ; 
Till  Thou  art  here,  as   theie,  obey'd. 

PSALM   LVIII. 

1    QPEAK,  O  ye  Judges  of  the  Earth, 

^     if  juft  your  Sentence  be; 
Or  muft  not  Innocence  appeal 
to   Heav'n,  from   your  Decree  ? 

2.  Your  wicked  Hearts  and   Judgments  are 
alike  £y  Malice  fway'd  ; 

Your  griping  Hands,  by  weighty   Bribes, 
to  Violence  betray'd. 

3.  To  Virtue,   Strangers  from  the  Womb, 
their  Infant  Steps  went  wrong  : 

They  prattled  Slander,    and  in  Lyes 
employ'd  their  lifping    Tongue. 

4.  No   Serpent  of  parch'd    Jfric's  Breed 

does   ranker  Poifon   bear  ; 
The  drowfy  Adder  will  as   foon 
unlock  his   fullen  Ear. 

c.  TJnmov'd 


PSALM    Iviii,  lix. 


99 


5.  Unmov'd  by  good  Advice,  and  deaf 
as  Adders  they  remain  ; 

From   whom   the  ikilfu!  Charmer's  Voice 
can  no    Attention -gain. 

6.  Defeat,  O    God,  their  threatening  Raae^ 
^  and  timely  break  their  Pow'r  : 

Difarm   thefe  growing  Lions  Jaws, 
e're  pra&is'd  to  devour. 

7.  Let  now  their  Infolence  at  Height, 
like  ebbing  Tides   be  fpent;    ' 

Their  miver'd  Darts  deceive  their    Aim, 
when  they  their  bow  have    bent  : 

m  Like  Snails,  let  them  diflblve  to  Slime  • 

'      like   hafty  Births    become, 

Jn  worthy  to  behold  the  Sun, 
and  dead  within  the   Womb. 

-.  E're  Thorns  can  make  the  -Flefh-pots  boll, 

tempeituous   Wrath  mail  come 
rom  God,  and  match  them  hence  alive 

to  their  eternal  Doom. 

0.  The   Righteous  fhall   rejoice  to  fee 
«  their  Crimes  fuch  Vengeance  meet  ; 
ind  Saints  in  Perfecutors  Blood 
Jihall  dip  their  harmlefs  Feet. 

1.  Tranfgreffors  then  with  Grief  mail  fee 
juft  Men  Rewards  obtain  ; 

lid -own  a  God  whofe  Juilice  will 
the  guilty  Earth   arraign. 

PSALM    LIX. 

DELIVER   me,  O  Lord  my  God, 
from  all  my  fpiteful  Foes  ; 
r  my  Defence   oppofe  thy  Pow'r 
to  theirs,  who  me  oppofe, 

E  *  2.  Prcfcrve 


,oo  P  S  A  L  M    lix, 

2.  Preferve   me  from   a  wicked  Race, 

who  n.ake  a  Tr.tde  of  111  ; 
IVoteft  me  from  renKrfeUf-   Men 
who  feek  my   Blood  to  lYill. 

3.  They  lie  in   writ,   and  .  mighty    Powers 

againft  my   Life  combine, 
Implacable  ;   vet,   Lord,   Thou    know'ft, 
for  no  Offence   of  mine. 

4.  In  Haile   they  run  about,    and  watch 

my   guiltlefs    Life   to  take: 
Look  down,  O   Lord,   or   my    Diftrefs, 
and  to  my  Help  awake. 

5.  Thou    Lord  of  Hotfs,    and   IfraeW  Gcd, 

their  heathen  Rage    fupprefs  ; 
Rele-ntlefs  Vengeance    take  on  thofe, 

who  flubbomly   tr*r,fgrefs. 
&    At  Evening  to  befct    my   Houfe, 

like  growling  Dogs  they  meet  ; 
While  others  through  the    City  range, 

and   ranfack  ev'ry  Street. 

•>.  Their  Throats' invenom'd  Slander  breathy 
•  'their  Tongues  are  fharpen'd  Swords  :  . 
«  Who  hears-  (fay  they)   ;   or    heanng  darl 

«   reprove  our  lawleis  Words  ? 
S.  But   from  thv   Throne  Thou  fhali,  O  Lore 

their  baffled  Plots  deiide  ; 
And   Toon   to   Sco.n  end   Shame  expofe 

their  boafted   heathen  Pnde. 

g.  On  Thee  [wait  ;   'tis  on  thy   Strength 

for  S-uccour  I  depend  : 
JIis   Thru,  O  God,  art   my   Defence, 


i 


who  only  cenft  defend. 

10.  T 


PSALM    lix.  i©l 

io.  Thy  Mercy,  Lord,   which    has  To   oft 

from    Danger   fet  me   free, 
Shall   crown    my  Wifhes,  and  fubdue 

my  haughty  Foes  to  me. 

ii    Deftroy-them  not,  O  Lord,  at  once 

retrain  thy  vengeful  Blow  ; 
Left  we,  ingrate 'uliy,  too  foon 

forget  their  Overthrow. 
Difperfe  them  through  the  Nations  round, 

by   thv    avenging  Pow'r  : 
Do  Thou  bring  down  their  haughty    Pride, 

O  Lord,  our  Shield  and  Tow'r. 

12.  Now  in  the    Height  pf  all   their    Hopes, 
their   Arrogance  challife  ; 

Whofe   Tongues  hive  fin n'd  without  Reftraint, 
and  Curies  joiu'd    with  Lyes. 

13.  Nor  fh  ilt  Thou,  whilft  their  Race  endures, 
thine    Anger,   Lord,  fupprefs  ; 

That  .diftant    Lands,  by  their  juit   Doom, 
may  Ifrael's   God    confcfs. 

14.  At  Ev'ning  let  them    ftil?   per  fid. 
like  growiing  Dog?,    to  meec ; 

Still  wander  all  the   City  round, 

and   traverie  tv'ry    Street. 
15   Then,   as  for  Malice   now   they   do, 

for  Hunge;    let  them  ftray  ;  \ 

And  yell    their  vain   Complaints   aloud, 

defeated  of  their  Prey   ; 

16.  Whilft  early  I  thy  Mercy  fing, 

thy    wond'rous  Pow'r  confefs  : 
For  Thou  hall  been  my  fure   Defence, 
my-  Refuge  in    Diitrefs. 

E  3  17.  To 


102  PSALM    lix,  lx. 

17.  To  Thee,    with   never-ceafing   Praife, 
O  God,    my   Strength,    I'll   fing  : 

Thoa  art  mv   God,  the  Rock  from   whence 
my  Health  and    Safety   Ipring. 
PSALM  LX. 

1    •"%  GOD,   who  haft  our  Troops  difpers'd, 
Vy      Forfaking  thofe    who  left  Thee  firft  j 

As  we   thy  juft  DifpleTure   mourn, 

To  us  in  -Mercy,     Lord,  return. 

3.  Our  Strength,  that  firm  as  Earth  did  (land, 

Js  rent  by   thy  avenging  Hand  : 

O  !  heal  the  Breaches    Thou  haft  made: 

We  make,   we  fall,  without  thy  Aid  ! 

3.  Our  Folly's  fad  EiFeas  we   feel  ; 
For,    drurk  with  Difeora's  Cup,  we  rell. 

4.  But  now,  for  them  who  Thee  rever'd, 
Thou  haft  thy  Truth's  bright   Banner  rear'd. 
5     Let  thy   Right-hand  thy  Saints  protect: 
Lord,   hear  the  Pray'rs  that  we    dirt 61. 

6.  The  Holy  God   has  fpoke  ;  and  I, 
O'eijoy'd,  on  his  firm  Word  rely. 

To  Thee  in  Portions    I'll  divide  _ 
Fair  Sichem's  Soil,    Samaria's  Pride: 
To  Sichem   Succoth  next  I'll  join, 
And  meafure   out    her  Vale  by   Line. 

7.  ManafTeh,  Gilead,   both  fubferibe 
To  my  Commands,  with  Ephraim's  Tribe  : 
Ephraim  by   Arms  fupports  my   Caufe, 
And  Judah  by  religious  Laws. 

8.  Moab  my  Slave  and  Drudge  (hall  be, 
Nor  Edom  h cm  my  Yoke  get  free  ; 
Pioud   Paleiline's  imperious  State 
Shall  humbly  on   our  Triumph  wait. 

9/Bui 


PS   AL  M  lx,  Ixi.        103 

9.  But  who  (hall    quell  thefe  mighty  Pow'rs, 
And  clear  my   Way  to  EaonCs  Tow'rs  ? 
Or  through  her   guarded  Frontiers  tread 
The  Path    that  does  to    Conqueft  lead  ? 

10  Ev'n  Thoit,  O    God  who  had  difpers'd 
Our  Troops   (for   we   fo;fook  Thee    iirft), 
Thofe,  whom  Thou  didft  in   Wrath  foihks, 
Aton'd,    Thou  wilt  victorious  make. 

11.  Do  Thou  our  fainting  Caufe  fuftain ; 
For  human  Succouis  are  but  vain. 

11  Frtih  l>t< ength  and  Courage  God  bellows: 
Tis  He  treads  down  our  proudeft  Foes. 

P  S  A  L  M    LXL 

1.  V    ORD,  hear  my  Cry,  regard  my  Pray'* 
X_j     which  I,  opprefs'd  with  Grief. 

2.  From  Earth's  remoteft  Parts  addrefs 
to  Thee  for  kind  Relief. 

O  1   lodge  me  fafe  beyond  the  Reach 
of  perfecting  Pow'r, 

3.  Thou,  who  Co  eft  from  fpireful  Foes 
haft  been  my  fnelt'ring  Tow'r. 

4.  So  fhall  I  in  thy  facred  Courts 
fecure  ftom  Danger  lie; 

Beneath  the  Covert  of  thy  Wings, 
all  future  Storms  defy. 

5.  In  Sign  my  Vows  Ire  heard,  once  more, 

I  o'er  thy   Cbofen  reign  : 

6.  O  !  blefs  with  long  and  profp'rous  Life 

the  King  Thou  didft  ordain. 

7.  Confirm  his  Throne  and  make  his  Reign 
accepted  in  thy  Sight ; 

And  let  thy   Truth  and  Mercy  both 
in  his  Defence  unite. 

E  4  8,  So 


104        PS  AL  M    lxi,  Ixii. 

8.    So   mall  I    ever  fing  thy  Praife, 

thy    Name  for  ever    bkfs ; 
Devote   my    profp'rous  Days    to    pay 

the  Vows   of  mv  Diftj 

P  S  A  L   \f    LXII. 
i>T\yjY    Soul  for  Help  on   God  relies  ; 
ZjLtA     Ffom  Him  alone  m\   Safety    flows: 
My  Rock,  my  Health,  that  Strength  fupplies, 
To  bear    the  Shock  of  all  my  Foes. 

How  lcng  will  ye  contrive  my   Fall, 
Which  will  but  hallen   on  your  own  ! 
You'll    totter  like  a  bending  Wall, 
Or  Fence  of  uncemcnted  Stone. 

4  To  make  my  env)'d  Honours  left, 
They  frive   with    Lyes    their  chief  Delight ; 
For  they,   tho'  with  their  Mouth  they  blefs, 
In    private    curfe  with   inward  Spite. 

5  6.    Bat   thou,  my   Soul,   on  God  rely  ; 
Or.   Him  alone    thy  Truft  repofe  : 

M>   Rock   and  Health    with  Strength  fupply," 
To  bear  the  Shock  of  all  my  Fees. 

2     Ged  does  his  faving  Health  difpenfe, 
And  flowing  Bleffings    daily    fend  „• 
He   is  my    Foitreis    and    Defence; 
On   Him  my  Soul  mail   ftiil  depend. 
8.    In  Him,    ye   People,    always   truft; 
Before  his  1  'Lone  pour   out   your   Hearts  ; 
For    God,  the    Merciful   and  Juft, 
His   timely   Aid   to  us  imparts. 

i)    The   Vulgar   fickle  are   and  frail  ; 
The  Great   tiifiVmbie   and   betray  ; 
And,    laid    in   Truth's  lmpartia:  Stfale 
The  lighteft  Things  will   boLu  out* 


PSALM    lxii,  lxiii.        105 

10  Then  trufl  not  in  oppreilive  Wavs ; 
By   Spoil  and  Rapine  grow  not  vain ; 
Nor  3ec   your  Hearts,    if  Wealth    increafe, 
Be  fet  too   much  upon  your  Gain. 

ill.  For  God   has   oft  His  Will  exprefs'd, 
And    I   this  Truth  have  fully  known; 
'  To  be  of  boundlefs  Pow'r   pofTefs'd, 
I  Belongs,    of  Right,  to  God  alone. 
is    Though   Mercy  is  his   darling  Grace, 
in  which    He  chiefly  takes   Delight; 
Yet    will   He   all    the  human  Race 
According  to  their   Works   requite. 

PSALM     LXIII, 
1    /~\  GOD,    my  gracious  God,   to  Thee, 
\Jf     my  Morning  Pray're  mall  nffer'd  be  ; 
For   Thee  my    thirfty    Soul  does   pant; 
My  fainting    Flefh  implores    thy    Grace, 
Within    this  dry  and  barren   Place, 
Where    I   refreihing   Waters  want. 

2.  O  !    to  mv  longing   Eyes  once  more 
That    View  of  glorious  Pow'r   reflore, 

Which   thy    m:jeiHc   Houfe   difplays  : 

3.  Becaufe  to   me    thy    wend'rcus  Love 
Than  Life  itfelf  dees  dearer  prove, 

My  Lips   mall   always    fpeak   ;hy  P: 

4.  My  Life,    while   I  that   Life  enjoy, 
.In.    b'f  fling    God    I    will  employ  ; 

With    lifted    Hands  adore  his  Name  : 

5.  My    Soul's    Content   fhall   be  as  great 
Ms   their*,  who    choiceft   Dainties    eat* 

Wh"'e  i  with  joy  his   Praile  proclaim* 

down  I  lie,  Tweet  Sleep    to  fire?, 
Lord,  art  prefent  to  mv   Mind-; 
E   <; 


io6       PSALM    lxiii,    lxiv. 

And   when  I  wake  in  Dead   of  Night. 

7.  Becaufe  Thou  ftill   60H  Succour  bring, 
Beneath  the   Shadow  of  thy  Wing 

I  reft  with  Safety    and  Delight. 

8.  My  Soul,  when  Foes  would  me  devour, 
Cleaves   fall  to  Thee,   whofe  matchlefs  Pow^c 

In  her   Support   is  daily  fhown  : 

9.  But  thofe    the  righteous  Lord  fhall  flay, 
That  my  Destruction  wifh  ;  and   they, 

that  feek  my  Life,  fhall  lofe  their  own. 

iq,  11.  They  by  untimely   Ends  (hall  die, 
Their  Flefh   a  Prey   to  Foxes   lie  ; 

But   God  fhall  fill  the  King  with   Joy  :  I 
Who  fwears    by  Thee  fhall  flill  rejoice  ; 
Whilft  the   falfe  Tongue,  and   lying  Voice,. 

Thou,  Lord,  fhalt  filence   and  deflioy. 
PSALM  LXIV. 
i    "  '    ORD,  hear  the  Voice  of  my  Complaint  j 

JLf     to   my  Requeil   give  Ear  ; 
Preserve   my   Life  frcm  cruel  Foes, 

and  free  my   Soul  from  Fear. 

2.  O  !  hide  me  with  thy   tender  Care 
in  fome  fecure  Retreat, 

From  Sinners  that  againft   me   rife  ; 
and    all  their  Plots  dtfeat. 

3.  See  hew,  intent  to  work  my  Harm, 

they  whet  their  Tongues  like  Swords  ;  1 
And  bend  their    Bows  to   fhooc  their  DartsJ 
fnarp  Lyes  and    bitter   Words. 

4.  Luiking  in  private,  at   the  Jufl 
they  take  tJuir   fecrtt  Aim  ; 

And  lucdenly    at    him   they  (boot, 
quitevvoid  of  Fear  and  Shame. 

1 


PS  AL  Mxlxiv,  bcv.        107 

5.  To  carry  ofi  their  ill  Defigns 
thev  mutually  agree  ; 

They  fpeak  of  laying   private   Snares, 
and  think   that  none  mall   fee, 

6.  With  utmoft   Diligence  and  Care 
their    wicked  Plots    they  lay   ; 

The.  deep  Defigns  of  all  their  Hearts 
are  only  to   betray. 

7.  But   God,  to   Anger  juftly  movM, 
His  dreadful   Bow  ftiall  bend, 

And  on  his  flying    Arrow's  Point 
mall  ftvift  Deftruttion  fend. 

8.  Thofe  Slanders  which  theirMouths  did  vent, 
upon  themfelves  mall  fall   ; 

Their  Crimes   difclos'd  fhall  make  them  be 
defpis'd  and  fhunn'd  by  all. 

9.  The  World  mail  then  God's  Pow'r  confefs  ; 

and  Nations    trembling  ftand  ; 
Convinced,  that  'tis   the   mighty   Work 

of  his   avenging    Hand  : 
to.   Whilft  righteous  Men,    by    God  fee 

in  Him  mail  gladly  truft  ; 
And   all    the   lift'ning   Earth   fhall  hear 
loud  Triumphs  of  the  Jul*. 

PSALM    LXV. 

*  "|TOR  Thee,  O  God,  our  conftant  Proife 

J/      In  Sion  waits,  thy  chpfen  Seat  ; 
Our  promis'd  Altars  there  we'll  raife, 
And  aU  our  zealous  Vows  complete. 
2.   O  Thou,   who  to  my  humble  Pray"* 
Didit  always  bend  thy  lill'ning  Ear, 
Thee  (hall  aU   Mankind  repair, 
H  thy  gracious  Throne  appear, 

3.  O^r 


ic8  PSALM  lxv. 

3.  Our  Sins  (tho'    numberlcf*)  in    vain 
To   flop   thy   flowing'    Mercy    try; 
Whilft  Thou   o'erlook'ft  the   guilty  Stain, 
And  wafheft  out    the  crimfon  Dye. 

4.  BJeft  is  the  Man,    who  near   Thee  plac'd, 
Within    thy   facred  Dwelling   lives  ! 

Whilft  we,  at  humbler  Diftance,    tafle 
The  vaft   Delights   thy  Temple  gives. 

5.  By   wond'rous  Ad?,    O  God   moft   Juft, 
Have    we  thy  gracious  Anfwer  found  : 

In   Thee   remoteft  Nations   truft, 
And  thofe    whom    ftormy    Waves   furround. 
6*7.    God,  bv  His  Strength,  fets  faft  the  Hilh, 
And  does  His    matchlefs  Pow'r  engage; 
With   which    the  Sea's  loud  Waves   He  ftill?, 
And  angry  Crouds   tumultuous  Rage. 

P  A  R  T    H. 
2.   Thou,    Lord,  doft  barb'rous  Lands  difmay>, 
When  they  thy  dreadful   Tokens  view  : 
With  Joy   they    fee  the    Night  and   Day 
Each  otheis   Track   by   Turns,   purfue. 

9  From  out   thy   unexhaufted    Store 
Thv    Rain  relieves  the  thirfly  Ground  : 
Makes   Lands,  that   barren  were   before, 
With   Corn   and  ufeful   Fruits  abound. 

10  On  r i fi n a  Ridges  down  it   pours, 
Aid    ev'ry   furrow'd    Valley   'fills  : 

Tht>u    mak'ft   th^m  foft  with  gentle  Show'rs, 
In  which    a    bleft    [ncreafe  dilHils. 
11.    Thv   Goodnefs  does  the  circling  Year 
Withf.eih   Returns  of  Plenty  crown; 
And   where  thy   glorious  Paths   appear, 
Thy   fruitful    Clouds   d*op  Faucis  down. 

ii.  They 


PSA  L  Mlxv,  lxvi.        i  of 

i2.  They  drop   on  barren  Forrefts,  chang'd 
By   them  to   Paftures   frefh  and  green  : 
The  Hills  about,  in  Order  rang'd, 
In  beauteou?   Robes  of  Joy  are  feen. 
i3.    Large   Flocks  with   fleecy  Wool    adorn 
The   chearful  Downs  ;  the  Vallies  bring 
A  plenteous  Crop  of  full-ear'd  Corn, 
And  feem,  for  Joy,   to   fhout  and  fing.  ■ 

PSALM    LXVI. 

i,T    ET  all  the  Lands   with  Shouts  of  Joy 

2.  I   j     to  God    their    Voices  raife ; 
Sing  Pfalms  in  Honour  to  his  Name, 

and  fpread  His  glorious    Praife. 

3.  And   let  them  fay,   How    dreadful,    Lord, 

in   all   thy    Works  art    Thou  ! 
To  thy  great  Pow'r  thy    ftubbom  Foes 
mail  all  be    fore'd   to   bow. 

4.  Thro'  all  the  Earth  the   Nations  round 

mall  Thee  their  God   confefs  ; 
And   with   glad  H>mns    their  awful   Dread 

of  thv    great  Name    exprefs. 
3.  O!    come,   behold  the    Wojk-    of  God; 

and    then   with  me    you'll   own, 
That    He  to   all   the    Sons    o'f  Men 

has  wond'ious  Judgments  lho.vn. 

-6.    He   made   the  Sea  become  dry  Land, 

through   which  our  Fathers    v^alk'd  ; 
Whilit.    ?o  each   other  of  his   Might 

with    Toy   his    People   talk'u. 
7.   He    b;    his  Po^-'r   for-ever  rules; 

}  is    Eyes    the    World    furve)  : 
Let  no  piefumptuoiib  Man  rebel 

again  it  his  Lv'reign  Sway, 

PARI 


1 1.0  PSALM   lxvi. 

part:  ii. 

8,  9.  O!   all  ye  Nations,  blefs  our  God, 

and  loudly  fpeak  his  Praife  ;■ 
\Ho  keeps  cur  Soul  alive,  and  ftill 

confirms  our  iterifaft  Ways. 

10.  For  thou  halt  try'd  us,   Lord,  as  Fire 
does  try   the  precious  Ore  : 

11.  Thou  broueht'ir.  us  into  Strcights,where  we 
opprelfing  Burdens  bore.       __ 

12.  Infulting  Foes  did  us  their  Slaves, 
thro*  Fire  and   Water  chnfe  ; 

But  yet,  at  laft  Thou  brought'!*  us  forth 
into  a  wealthy  Place. 

13.  Burnt-ofPrings  to  thy  Houfe  I'll  bring, 
and  there  my  Vows  111  pay  : 

14.  ^Which  I  with  folemn  Zeal  did  make 
in  Trouble's  difmal  Day. 

15.  Then  (hall  the  richcit  Incenfe  fmoke, 
the  fattefl  Rams  mall  fall, 

The  choicefl  Goats  from  out  the  Fold, 

and  Bullocks  from  the  Stall. 
J 6.   O  !  come,  all  ye  that  fear  the  Lor,d  5 

attend  with  heedful  Carr, 
Whilft  I,  what  God  for  me  has  done, 

with  grateful  Joy  declare. 

17,   18.  As  I,  before,  His  Aid  implor'd, 

fo  now  I  praife  His  Name  ; 
Who,  if  my  Hesrt  had  harbour'd  Sin, 

would  all  my  Pray'rs  difclaim. 
19.  But  God  to  me,  when  e'er  I  cry'd- 

his  gracious  Ear  did  bend  ; 
And  to  ihe  Voice  of  my  Requeft, 

with  confiant  Love,  attend, 

*o.  Thea 


PSALM    Ixvi,  Ixvil        1 1 1 

20.  Then  blefs'd  for  ever  be  my  God, 

who  never   when  I  pray, 
With -holds  his  Mercy  from  my  Soul* 
nor  turns  his  Face  amy  ! 

PSALM    LXVtL 
i  T"^0  blefs  thy  chofen  Race, 

in  Mercy,  Lord,  incline  ; 
And  caufe  the  Brightnefs  of  thy  Face 
on  all  thy  Saints  to  mine  ; 

2.  That  fo  thy  wond'rous  Way 
may  through  the  World  be  known , 

While  diftant  Lands  their  Tribute  pay> 
and  thy  Salvation  own. 

3.  Let  difFring  Nations  join 
to  celebrate  thy  Fame  ; 

Let  all  the  World,  O  Lord,  combine 
to  praife  thy  glorious  Name. 

4.  O  let  them  (bout  and  fmg, 
diffolv'd  in  pious  Mirth  ; 

For  Thou,  the  righteous  Judge  and  King> 
fhak  govern  all  the  Earth. 

5.  Let  difPring  Nations  join 
to  celebrate  thy  Fame  ; 

Let  all  the  World,  O  Lord,  combine 
to  praife   thy  glorious  Name. 

6.  Then-  mall  the  teeming  Ground 
a  large  Increafe  difcicfe  ; 

And  we  with  Pienty    mall  be  cro\vn'd? 
which    God,  our   God,  bellows. 

7.  Then   God  upon  our   Land 
mall  conilant    Blefiings  fnow'r    ; 

And   all  the    World    in    Awe  mall  Hand 
of  His   refiillefs  Pow'r. 

PS  AIM 


ii2  PSALM    lxviii. 

PSALM.    Lxvnr. 

1  T    ET  God,  the   God  of  Battle,  rife, 

1  ^     And  fcattcr  His  prefumptuous   Foes  : 
Let  fhameful   Rout  their  Holt  furprife, 
Who  fpitefully  his   Pow'r   oppofe. 

2  As    Smoke  in   Tempelts  Rage  is   loft, 
Or   Wax  into    the  Furnace  call  ; 

So   let  their  facrilegious  Hoft 
Before  his   wrathful   Prefence  waile. 

3.  But  let  the  Servants  of  his   Will 
His  Favour's   gentle  Beams  enjoy  ; 
Their   upright  Hearts  let  Gladncfs   fill, 
And   cheartul   Songs  their   Tongues  employ, 

4.  To    Him  your    Voice  in   Anthems   raife  ; 
JEHOVAri's   awful   Name  he  bears  : 

In   him  rejoice;  extol  his    Praife, 
Who  rides   upon  high-rolling   Spheres. 

5.  Him   from  his  Empire  of  the  Skies, 
To   this  Jow   World    Companion   diaws, 
The   Orphan's   Claim  to   patronize. 
And  judge   the    injur'd    Widow's   Caufe. 

6.  w I  is  God,  who   from  a  foieign  Soil 
Relloies    poor  Exiies  to   their   Home  ; 
Makes   Captives    free  ;   and    f.-uitefs  Toil, 
Their  proud  Oppreilbrs  righteous   Doom. 

7.'  'Twas  fo   of  old,   when  Thou   dicifl  lead 
in  Perfon,    Lord,    our    Armies  fyth  ; 
Strange    Ten 01  s  thro'  the    Deiert  fpread, 
Convuiiions    fhook  tn'  altoniih'd   Earth. 
8.    The    breaking   Clouds   did  Rain    di;:ill, 
Ana    HeavV.s  high  irchcj  (hook    *i  h  Fear-; 
How  then    ihouid  Sinai's,   humb.'e    HiiJ 
Of  I/roei's  (Jou    the  Prefence    bear  ! 


k« 


PSALM    lxviii.  1 13 

9.  Thy  Hand,  at  famifh'd  Earth's  Complaint, 
Reliev'd  her  from  celeitial  Store?  ; 
And,    when  thy  Heritage   was  faint, 
Aft  vag'd  the  Drought  with  plenteous  Show'rs. 
io .    Where  Savages  had   rang'd  before, 
At  Eafe    Thou   mad'/l  our   Tribes  refide  ; 
And    in    the   Defert   far  the   Poor, 
Thy  generous    Bountv  did  provide. 

PART     If. 
11.  Thou    gav'ft  the  Word  ;   we  fallied  forth, 
And  in    that  pow'rful  Word    o'ercame  ; 
Whillt  Virgin -troops   with  Songs    of  Mirth, 
la    State  our  Conqueit.    did   proclaim. 
12     Valt    Armies,   by  fuch  Gcn'rals  led, 
As    yet   had    ne'er   receiv'd  a    Foil, 
Forfook  their  Camp    with   bidden    Dread, 
And    to  our  Women   lefc  the  Spoil. 

13.  Throuph  Egypt's  Drudges  you  have  been, 
Your   Army's    Wings    mail   mine  as  bright, 
As   Doves  in  golden    Sunmine  feen, 

Or    filver'd    o'er   with   paler  Light. 

14.  '  Fwas  fo,    when   God's  almighty  Hand 
O'eF  fcatter'd  Kings    the  Conqueit  won  ; 
Our  Troops,    drawn  up  on   Jordan*   Strand, 
High   Sz/mon's    glitt'ring    Snow  outihone. 

15.  From  thence   to   Jordan's    farther    Coaft, 
And  Bajhan's   Hill,   we  did  advance  : 

No    more  her  Height   mall  Balkan  boaft, 

But    that  fhe's  God's    Inheritance. 

16  Bat    wherefore   (tho'  the    Honour's  great) 

Should  this,    O    Mountain,  f .veil  your  Piide  r 

For  Sion  is  his   chofen    Seat, 

Where   He  forever  will  reade. 

17,   His 


ir+  PSALM    lxviii. 

17.  His  Chariot!?  numberlefs  ;   his  Pou'n 
Are  heav'nly  Hefts,  that  wait  his   Will  : 
His  Preface  now  fills  Sion's  Tow'rs, 

As  once  it  honour'd  &Wa  Hill. 

18.  Afcending  high,  in  Triumph  Thou 
Captivity  halt  captive  led  ; 

And  on  thy  People  didft  beftow 

The  Spoil  of  Armies,  once  their  Dread. 

FVn   Rebels  mall  partake  thy  Grace, 
And  humble  Profclytes  repair 
To  v.ormip  at  thy  Dwelling-  place, 
And  all  the  World  pay  Homage  there. 

19.  For  Benefits  er.ch  Day  bt;Wd, 
Be  daily  His  great  Name  a<!cr'd  ; 

20.  VVho  is  cur  Saviour,  and  our  God, 
Of  Life  and  Death  the  fov'reign   Lord* 

21.  But  JdUce  for  his  harden'd  Foe* 
Prr-poruWd  Vengeance  hath  decreed, 
To  wound  the  hos  ry   Head  ef  thefe, 
Who  in  presumptuous   Crimes   proceed. 
,22.  The  Lord  has  thus  in  Thunder  fpoke  : 
"  As  I  fubdu'd  proud   Bajhan\  King, 

"  Once  more  I'll  break  my  People's  Yoke, 
"  And  from  the  Deep  my  Servants  bring  : 

23.  "  Their  Feet  fhall  with  a  crirofon  Flood 
<k  Of  flaughter'd  Foes  he  cover'd  o'er ; 
tl  Nor  Earth  receive  fuch  impious   Blood, 
M  But  leave  for  Dc<*   th'  unhallow'd  Gore." 

PART    III. 

24.  When,    marching  to  thy    blefl:  Abode, 
rf  he  wond'ring   Multitude  furvey'd 

The   pempous    State  of  Thee,  our  God, 
In  Robes   of  Majeily  array'd  ; 

25.  Sweet- 


P   S    A   L   M   I: 


:vni. 


25    Sweet-finging  Levites  led  the  Van  ; 
Loud  In  (humerus  brought  up  the  Rear  ; 
Between  both  Troeps  a  Virgin- Train 
With  Vofce  and  Timbrel  charm'd  the  Ear. 

26.  This  was  the  Burden  of  their  Song  : 
"  In  full  Affemblies  blefs   the   Lord  : 

*{  Ail  who  to  I/raslh  Tribes  belong, 
"  The  God  of  I/raeVs  Praife  record.'* 

27.  Not  little    Benjamin  alone 

From  neighb'rin^   Bounds  did  there  attend, 

Nor  Only  JuJab's   nearer  Throne 

Her  Counfeilors  in  State  did   fend  ; 

But   Zebu : on  $  remoter  Seat, 

And  Napt bait's  more  diltant  Coafr, 

(The  grand  ProceilL  n  to  complete) 

Sent  up  their  Tribes   a  princely  Holt. 

2S.   Thus  God  to  Strength  and  Union  brought 
Our  Tribes,  at  Strife  till  that  bleil  Hour  : 
This  Work,  which  Thou,  O  God,  haft  wrought 
Confirm  with  frefli  Recruits  of  Pow'r. 
2).  To  vifit  Salem,   Lord,  defcend, 
And  Sion  thy  terreftrial  Throne  ; 
Wnere  Kings  with  Prefents  mail  attend, 
And  Thee  with  offer'd  Crowns  atone. 

30.  Break   down    the  Spearmens  Ranks,  who 
Like  pamper'd  Herds  of  lavage  Might  :  [threat 
Their  lilver-armour'd  Chiefs  defeat, 
Who  in  dertruclive  War  delight. 
31    Egypt  mall  then  to  God  ftretch  forth 
Her  Hani?,   and  Afric  Homage  bring: 
32.  The  icatter'd  Kingdoms  of  the  Earth 
Their  common  Sov'reign's  Praifes  fing  ; 

33-  Wha> 


n6      PSALM   lxviii,  Hfx, 

33.  Who,  mounted  on  the  loftieft  Sphere 
Of  ancient   Heav'n  fublimely  rides; 
From  whence  his   dreadful  Voice  we  hrar. 
Like    that  of  warring    Winds  and   Tides. 

34.  Afcribe  ye    Pow'r    to    God    moil    High  : 
Of  humble   lfratl  He  takes  care  ; 
Whofe  Strength,   from    out  the  dufky    Sky,  , 
Darts  fhining  Terrors   through  the    Air.. 

35.  How  dreadful   are.  the  facred   Courts, 
Where   God  has  fix'd  his  earthly   Throne  ! 
His  Strength  His   feeble  Saints    fupports  1 
To   God   give   Praife,  to    Inn   alone. 

PSALM    LXIX 
I    QAVE  rr.e,    O  God  fjom  Wave<  that  roll, 
i3    And  pTefs  to   overwhelm  my     Soul. 

2.  With  painful  Steps  in  Mire  I    tread, 
And    Deluges  o'erflow  my    Head. 

3.  Wi  h   jeftkfs  Oics    my  Spirits  fa'nt ; 
My  Voice  is  hoaifewith  long  Complaint; 
My  Sight  decays    with    tedious    Pain, 
Whiift  for  my   God  I   wait  in  vain. 

4.  My  Hairs,  tho'   r.um'rous,  are  but   few, 
Ccmpar'd   with  Foes   that   me  purfue 
W'iih  groundlefs   Hate,  grown  now  of  Might, 
To  execute  their   laulcfs   Spite  ; 
They  force  me,  guiltlefs,    to  rtfign, 
As  Rapine,  what  by  Right   v  as  mine. 

5.  Thou,  Lord,   my  Fooljfhnefs  doit,   fee, 
Nor   are  my  Sins  conceal'd  from  Thee. 

6.  Lord  God  of  Hofis,    take  timely  Care, 
Left,  for  my    fake,   thy  Saints  delpair  : 

7.  Since  I   have   fufier'd  for  thy  Name 
Reproach  and  hide  my  Face  in  Shame  ; 


P  S  A  L  M  lxix.  117 

8  :A  Stranger    to  mv  Country  grown, 
Kor    to    my  neartft  Kindred   known  ; 
A    Foreigner,  exposed   to    Scom 
Bv  Brethren  of  my   Mother  born. 

9.  for  Zeal  to  thy  lov'd  Houfe  and  Name 
Confumes   me  like  devesting  Flame; 

Concern'd  at  their  Affronts   to  Thee, 
Mo:e  than  a:   Slanders   call  on  me. 
10    My    very  Tears   and    Ab:i.inence 
They  c.-nilrue  in    a  fpitefui    Senfe. 

1 1.  When  cloath'd  withSackcloih  for  their  fake, 
They  me  -.their  common    Proverb    make. 

12.  Their  Judges  make  my  Wrongs  their  jeft, 
Thofe  Wrongs  they  ought  to  have  redrefs'd. 
How  mould  I    thtn  expecl   to  be 

From   Libels  of  le\*'d  Drunkards    free  ? 
23.   But,  Lord,  to  Thee     1   will  repair 
For  Help,    with  humb'e,   timely   Pray'r  : 
Relieve  me   from  thy  Mercy's  Store  : 
Difp  ay  thy  Truth's  preferving   Pow'r. 

14.  From  threatning  Dangers  me  relieve, 
And   from    the  Mire  my    Feet  ietrieve  ; 
From   fpitefui   Foes  in    Safety  keep, 
And  fnatch  me  from  the  raging   Deep. 
15    Conuoul  the  Deluge,  e're  it  fpread, 
And  roll   its  Waves   above  m.    Head  ; 
Nor  deep  Deftruction's  yawning  Pit 
To  clofe  her  Jaws  on  me    permit. 

16.  Lord,  hear    the    humble    Pray'r  I   make, 
For  thy  iranfcencir.g    Goodneis'  foke  ; 
Relieve  thy  Supplicant  once  mo<-e 
From  thy  abounding  Mercy's    Store. 

17.  Nor 


ii8  PSALM   Ixix. 

17.  Nor  from  thy    Servant  hide  thy   Face  : 
Make    hade  ;    for    defp'rare  is    my  Cafe  : 

18.  Thy  timely  Succour  interpofe, 
And  Ihield   me  frcm   remorfelefs  Foes. 

19.  Thou  know'Jt  what  Infamy  and   Scorn 
I  from   my  Enemies  have   borr.e   : 

Nor  can   their   clofe-diiTembled    Spite, 
Or  darkeft  Plots,    efcape   thy   Sight. 

20.  Reproach  and  Grief  have  broke  my  Heart: 
I  look'd  for  fome   to  take  my   Part, 

To  pity  or  relieve  my  Pain  ; 

But  look'd,    alas  !  for  both  in  vain  ; 

21.  With  Hunger  pin'd,  for  Food  I  call  : 
Inftead  of  Food,  they  give   me  Gall  ; 
And  when  with  Thirft  my   Spirits    fink, 
They  give  me  Vinegar   to   drink. 

22.  Their  Table  therefore  to  their  Health 
Shall  prove  a  Snare,   a  Trap  their   Wealth 

23.  Perpetual  Darknefs  feize  their  Eyes  ; 
And  fudden  Blaits  their  Hopes  furpriie. 

24.  On  thfm  thou    (halt  thy   Fury  pour, 
Till   thy  fierce    Wrath    their    Race  devour ; 

25.  And  make  their  Houfe  a  difmal    Cell, 
Where  none  will   e'er   vouchfafe  to   dwell. 

26.  For  new  Afflictions  they  procur'd 
For  him,  who  had  thy  Stripes  erdur'd  ; 
And  made" the  Wounds  thy  Scourge  had  torn, 
To   bleed  afrefh  with  iharper  Scorn. 

27.  Sin  (hall  to    Sin    their  Steps    betrav, 
Till   they    to    Truth  have  kit   the  Way. 

2?.   From  Life   thou  malt  exclude  their  Soul, 
I  Nor  with  the  Juft  their  Names   inroll. 

29.  But 


PSALM    lxix,  lxx.         j  j9 

29.  But  me,   howe'er  dLlreiVd  and  poor, 
Thy  ftror  reftore  : 

30.  Thy  Pow'i  with  Songs  VI)  then  pjoclaim, 
And  celet  tth    Thanks  thy   Name. 

51.  Our  God  mall  this  more  highly  prize, 
Than    Herds  or  Fiocks  in  Sacrifice  : 

32.  Which  humble   Saints  with    Joy  jhall  fee, 
And   hope  for    like  Redrefs    with  me. 

33.  For  God  regards   the  Pool's  Complaint  j 
Sets  Pris'ners  free  from  ciofe  Reftraint. 

34.  Let  Heav'n,  Earth,  Sea,  their  Voices  raife, 
And  all  the   World  refound  his  Praife. 

35.  For  Goi  will  S.Ws  Walls  erect  ; 
Fair  Judah\  Cities   Kc  f:  ; 
Till  all  her  fcatcer'd  Sons  repair 

To  undiitarb'd  Poffeffion  there. 

36.  This  Bleffiag  they  mil,  at  their  Death, 
To  their  religious  Heirs  beqjeath  ; 

And  they  to  endlefs   Ages  more, 
Of  fuch  as  H  Vame  ad^re. 

PSALM    LXX. 
I    f\  LORD,  to  my  Renef  draw  near  ; 

Vy     For  never  Wds  more  pre  : 

For  my  Deliv'rance,  Lo--d,  appear, 
And  add  to  that  Deliverance  Speed. 

2.  Confuuon  on  their  Heads  return, 

v  my   Soul  combine  : 
Le:  them,    defeated,    b._  -, 

En&ar'd  in  their  own  viie  Defign, 

3.  Their  Doom   let  Deflation  be; 
With   Shame   their  be  repaid, 

Who  rnock'd  my  C: 

And   Sport  of  ray   A. faction  nude  : 

4.  While 


120        r  b  A  L,  M    lxx,  lxxi. 

4.   While    thofe,   who  .humbly  feck  thy  Face, 
To  joyful  Triumphs  mall    be  rai&'dj* 
And  all,   who  prize  thy  faving   Grace, 
With  me  iha'l  fiog,   The  Lord  be  prais'd. 
Thus  wretched  though  I  am,  and  poor, 
The  mighty  Lord  of  me   takes  care  : 
Thou,  Gcd,  who  on!y  canlt  reitore, 
To  my  Relief  with  Speed  repair. 

P  S  A  L  M    LXXI. 

I'i    TN  Thee  I  put  my  fledfarft  Truft  ; 

2.  X     defend  me,   Lord,  from   Shame  : 
Incline  thine  Ear,  and  fave  my  Soul  ; 

for  righteous  is   thy  Name. 

3.  Be  Thou  my  (bong   Abiding-place, 

to  which  I  may  re  fort  : 
'Tis  th)   Lccree  that  keeps  me  fafe  ; 
Thou  art  my  Rock  and  Fcrt. 

4.,  5.    Frcm  cruel   and   ungodly  Men 

protect  and  fet  me  free  ; 
For  fion    my  ear  ieft   Youth  till  now, 

my   Hope  has  been  in  Thee. 
6.  Thy  contiant  Care  did  fafely  guard 

my   fender   infant    Days   ; 
Thou    took'ft   me  from  my    Mother's  Womb, 

to  fing  thy  conitant   Praile. 


7.   8.  Whi)^   fome  on   me  with   Wonder  gaze, 

thy  Hand  f.pports  me  it i  1    : 
Thy  Honour  therefore,    and   th)    Praife, 

my    Mcu.h  (hall    always  hi.. 
9.  Rtjecl   not  ihen    thy  Servant,   Lord, 

when    1   with    Age  d'cay  : 
Forfake  me   not,  when   worn  with  Years, 

my   Vigour  fades  away, 

10    My 


PSALM    ixxl.  121 

I©    Mv  Foes,  againfl  my  Fame  and  me, 

with  crafty  Malice  fpeak  ; 
Againft  my  Soul  they  lay  their  Snares, 

and  mutual  Counfel  take. 

11.  "   His  God,  fay   they, -for fakes  him  now 
"  on  whom  he  did    ic'lv  ; 

41  Purfue  and   take  him  whitft  no  Hops 
"  of  timely   Aid  is  nigh."" 

12.  But  Thou,  my  God,  withdraw  not  far  : 
for  fpeedy   Help  I  call  ; 

■3.   To  Shame  and   Ruin  bring  my  Foes, 

that  feek  f>  work  my  Fall. 
34.  But  as  for  me,  my  fttdfaft   Hope 

mall  on  thy  Pow'r  depend  ; 
And  I  in  grateful   Songs  of  Praife 

my  Time  to  come  will    fpend. 

PART    II. 

JC.  Thy  righteous  ft&s,  and  fiving    Health 

my  Mouth  fhall  flill  declare  ; 
Unable  yet  to  count  them  all, 

tho'  fumm'd  with  utmofl  Care. 
16.   While  God  vouchfafes  me  his  Support, 

I'll  in  his  Strength  go  on  ; 
All  other  Righteoufnefs  difclaim, 

and  mention  his  alone. 

\Hj.  Thau,  Lord,  haft  taught  me  from  my  Youth, 

to  prarfe  thy  glorious  Name  : 
And  ever  fince  thy  wondrous  Works 

have  been  my  conilant  Theme. 
18    Then  now  frrfake  me  not,  when  I 

_  am  grey  and  feeble  grown  ; 
Till  I  to  thefe:   and  future  Times, 
thy  Strength  and  Pow'r  have  fnown. 

F  19.  How 


122       PSALM    lxxi,  lxxii. 

19.  How    high  thy    JuiUce  foars,   O  God  ! 

how  great  and  wond'rous  are 
The  mighty    Works  which  Thou    haft  done! 

who  may    with   Thee   compare  ! 
Me,   whom   thy  Hand    has  forely  prefs'd, 

thy  Grace  mail  yet   relieve  : 
And  from   the  loweii:  Depth  of  Woe 

with  tender  Caie  retrieve. 

21.  Through  Thee,  my  Time  to  come  fhall  b* 
with  PowVand    Oeatnefs   crown'd  ; 

And   me,  who  di  final-  Years  have  paiVd, 
thy  Comforts    fhail  furround  : 

22.  Therefore  with  Pfaltery   and   Harp, 
thy   Truth,  O  Lord,    I'll  praife  ; 

To   Thee,    the  God  of  Jacob's  Race, 
my  Voice  in   Anthems   raife. 

23.  Then    Joy  (hall  fill  my  Mouth,  and  Songs 
employ    my   chearful  Voice  ; 

My  grateful   Soul,   by  Thee  redeemed, 
fhall  in  ..thy  Strength  rejoice. 

24.  My   Tongue  thy  jult  and  righteous   Acts 
(hall  all  the  Day   proclaim  ; 

Eecaufe  Thou  didft  confound   my   Foes, 
and  brought'ft  them  all  to    Shame. 

PSALM    LXXII. 


!   T    ORI 
1   j     in 


ORD,  let  thy   juft  Decrees  the    King 

^     in  all    his  Ways  dired  ; 
And   let  his  Son,  throughout  his  Reign, 

thy   righteous   Laws   refped. 
2.  So   mall  he  ftiH  thy  People  judge 

with   pure  and  upright  Mind 
V/hilit  all   the  helplefs  Poor   fhall  him 

their  juft  Protedor  find.  ^ 


PSALM     lxxii.  123 

3.  Then  Hills  and  Mountains  (halt  bring  forth 

the  happy  Fruits  of  Peace  ; 
Which    all  the    Land  (hall  own  to    be 

the  Work  of  Righteoufnefs  : 
4      Whilft  he    the  poor   and  needy  Race 

flnll  rule  with  gentle  Sway. 
And  from  their  Humble  Mecks  fhall  take 

opprefiive  Yokes  away. 

5.  In  ev'ry  Heart,  thy  awful  Fear 
(hall  then  be  rooted  fait, 

As  long  as  Sun  and  Moon  endu-e, 
or  Time  itfeif   fhall  laft. 

6.  He   fhall  defceod  iike   Rain,  that  chears 
the  Meadows  fecond   Birth  ; 

Or  like  warm  Show'ir,  whofe  gentle  Drops 
refrefh  the  thinly  Earth. 

7.  In  his  bjeft   Days  the  Juft   and    Good 

ma*l  be  with  Favour  crown'd  ; 
The  happy  Land  fhall  ev'ry-where 
with  endlcfs  Peace  abound. 

8.  His  uncontroai'd  Dominion  fhall 
from  Sea  to   Sea  extend  ; 

Begin   at  proud  Euphrates'   Streams, 
at  Nature's    Limits    end. 

9.  To   him  the  lavage  Nations  round 
(hall  bow    their    fervile    Heads  : 

His   vanquifti'd   Foes    (hall  lick  the   Daft, 

where  he    his  Conqueft  fpreads. 
so     The   Kings  of  Tarjhi.h,  and  the  Ifles, 

fhall  collly   Presents  bnng  j 
From  fpicy  ' Sheba  Gifts  fhall  come, 
and  wealthy  Saba's  King. 

F  2  11.  To 


12+         P  5   A  L  Ml 


XXII. 


11.  To  him  flull  ev'ry  King  on  Earth 
his  humble  Homage  pay  ; 

And    difPring  Nations  gladly  join 
to  own  his  righteous'  Sway. 

12.  For  he  mall  let  the  Needy  free, 
when  they  for  Succour  cry  ; 

Shall  fave  the  Helplefs,  and    the  Poor, 
and  ail  iheir  Wants  fupply. 

P  J  R  T    II. 

1 3.  His  Providence,   for  needy   Souls, 
ftiall   dne  Supplies  prepare  ; 

And  over  their  cefenceiefs  Lives 
fhall  watch  with  [tender  Care. 

14.  He  fhall  prcferve  and  keep  their  Souls 
from   Fraud  and  Rapine  free  ; 

And  in  his  Sight  their  guihlefs  Blood 
of  mighty  Pi  ice  fhall  be. 

15.  Therefore  mail  God  his  Life  and  Reign 
to  many  Years  extend  ; 

Whilft  eaflern  Princes  Tribute  pay, 

and  golden  Prrfents  fend. 
For  him  fhall  conJUnt  Pray'rs  be  made 

thro'  all  his  profp'rous  'Days  : 
His  jurt  Dominion  ihall  afford 

a  laliing  Theme  of  Praife. 

16.  Of  ufeful  Grain,  through  all  the  Land, 
great  Plenty  (hall    appear: 

A  Handful  fawn  en  Mountain- tops 

a  mighty  Crop  fhall  bear  : 
Its  Fruit,  like  Cedars  fhook  by   Winds, 

a  rattling  Noile  mall  yield  : 
The  City  too  fhall  thrive,  and  vie, 

for  Plentv,  with  the  Field. 

17.  The 


P  S  A  L   M   lxxii,  lxxiii.       125 

17.  The  Mem'ry  of  his  glorious  Name 
thro*  endlefs  Years  fhall  run  ; 

His  fpotlefs   Fame  fhall  mine  as  bright 

and  laftino  as  the  Sun. 
In  him   the  Nations  of  the  World 

fhall  be  completely  blefs'd, 
And    his    unbounded    Happinefs 

by   ev'ry    Tongue    confefs'd. 

18.  Then  blefs'd  be  God,  the   mighty  Lord, 
the    God  whom,  ljrael   fears  ; 

Who    only   wond'rous  in    his   Works, 
beyond    Compare,    appears. 

19.  Let  Earth,  be   with    his    Glory  fiil'd  ; 
for    ever    blefs  his  Name  ; 

Whilrt  to  his    Praife  the  liiVning   World, 
their    glad   A/Tent    proclaim. 

F  S  A  L  M     LXXIIL 
1      A  "^  ^engtn  ^y  certain    Proofs,  'tis    plain 
J~\     That  God  will  to  his  Saints  be  kind  ; 
That   all  whofe  Hearts  are  pnre  and   clean, 
Shall  his   protecting   Favour   find. 
2,  3.   Till   this  fuftaining    Troth    I  knew, 
My  ftagg'rirg  Feet  had"  a! moil    faii'd  : 
I    griev'd,    the    Sinnei's    Wealth  to  view, 
And   envy'd   when    the  Fools   prevaii'd. 

4,  5.  They  tp  the   Grave   in  Peace  defcend, 
And,  whiift    they    live,    are   hale  and  ftrong  ; 
No  P'ague  or    Troubles  them  offend, 
Which   oft   to  other   Men    belong. 

5,  7.  With  Pride,  as  with  a  Chain,  they're  held, 
*\nd  Rapine  feems  their    Robe    of  State  ; 
Their    Eyes   ftand  out,    with  Fatnefs  fweli'd; 
They  grow,   beyond   their  Wiihcs,  great. 

F  3  S;  9.   With 


126  PSALM    lxxiir. 

8,  9.  With  Hearts   corrupt,  and  lofty  Talk, 
Oppteffve  Methods  they  defend  ; 
Their   Tongue  thro'  all  the  Earth   does   walk* 
Their  Blafphemies  to  Heav'n   afcend. 

10.  And    yet  admiring  Crouds   are   found, 
Who  fervile   Vfits   duely    make  ;. 
Becaufe  with    Plenty   thty    abound, 

Of  which  their  flatt'ring  Slaves  partake. 

11.  Their  fond  Opinion  thefe  purfue, 
Till  they  with    than   profanely  cry, 

<<  How  fhould  the  Lord  our  Actions  view? 
4<  Can  He  perceive,  who  dwell?  fo  high  i 
11.  Beheld  the  Wkkcdl  thefe  aie  they 
Who  opeply  their  Sins  profefs  ; 
And  )et  their  Wealth's  encreas'd  each  Day, 
And  all  their   Aclions  meet   Succcfs. 

13,14  {:  Then  havelcleans'd  my  Heart  (faid  J)| 
*«  And  walVd.my  Hands  from  Guilt,   in  vain* 
«<   If  all  ihe    Day    opprels'd   I    lie* 
"  And    ev'ry  Morning  fuffer   Pain." 

15.  Thus  did   I   once  to  fpeak  intend: 
But  if  fuch   Things  J    rafiily  fay, 
Thy   Children,    Lord,    I   muit   off  nd, 
And  bafely    fhould  their   Caufe  betray. 

PART    II. 

16,  17.  To  fathom  this,  my  Thoughts  I  bent; 
But    found  the    Cafe  too    hard  for    me  ; 
Till    to  ihe    Houfe  of  God  1  went: 

Then   I  their  Fnd   did   plainly    fee. 
18    How    high   foe'er  advane'd,   tl  ey  all 
On    flippn    Pares    loofely  Hand  : 
1her.ee  into   Ruin  headlong  fall, 
Call  dovMi  by  thy  avenging  Hand. 

19,   20.  How 


P    S    A   L   M   lxxni,  lxxiv.     127 

19    20.  Kov  dreadful  and  how  quick  their  Fate! 
Defpis'd  by  Thee,    when    they're  deStroy'd  ; 
As    waking;    Men    *-ith   Scorn   do   treat 
The   Fancies  that    their  -Dreams   employ 'd  ; 
j»I,  22   Thus  was  my  Heart  with  Grief  oppreft, 
My  Reins    were    rack'd  with  re  file  fs  Pains ; 
So  ftupid    was  I,  like  a    Beaft, 
l;  Who   no    retailing   Thought  retains. 

2\,  24.  Yn   ftill  :hy   P/efenee   me  fupplv'd, 

And   thy   Rieh:-hand    MKiUnce   gave  ; 

Thou  firft  fhalt    with   thy  Counfcl  guide, 
I  And    then    to  Glory  me  receive 
!;  2;.   Whom  then  in     Heav'n  but    Thee  alone 

Have  I,    whofe   Favour  I    require  ? 

Throughout  the  fpacious  Earth    there's  none, 
J  That  I   befules    Thee   can   defire. 

26.  My    tremb'ing  Flefh,  and  aching  Heart,. 
May   often  fail  to  fuccour  me  ; 

But  Goo"   ihall  inward    Strength  impart, 
And  my   eternal  Po;  don    be 

27.  For   they    that  far  from  Thee  remove, 
Shall  into  fudden  P^uin   fall  : 

If  after   other  Gods   they  rove, 

Thy  Vengeance  mail  deilroy  them   all. 

28    But  as  for  me,  'tis  good  and  juft, 
That  I  mould  ftill  to  God  repair  ; 
In   Him  J  always  put   my  Truit, 
And  will  his  wondjous   Works  declare. 

PSALM    LXXIV. 
1   \X7HY  haft  Thou  caft  us  off,  O  God  ? 

y  V       wi-t  Thou  no  more  return  ? 
Oh  !  why  againft  thy  chofen  Flock 

does  thy   iierce  Anger  burn  ? 

•        F  4  2,  Think 


128  PSALM    lxxiV. 

2.  Think   on  thy   ancient  Purchafe,  Loid,    , 
th«  Land    that  is  thy  own, 

By  Thee  redeem'd  ;   and  SU»'*  Mount, 

where   once   thy    Glory   ihone. 

3.  Oh,   come   and  view    our  ruin'd  State  J 

hew    long  our   Troubles    laft  ) 

Sec  how  the   Foe  with- wicked  Rage 

has   laid  thy  Temple  wafte  ! 

4.  1  hy  Fees  blafphtmc  thy  Name  ;  where  late 
thy  zealous  Servants  pray'd, 

The  Heathen. there,  whh  haughty  Pomp, 
tWu  Banners  have  difplay'd. 

5.  6.   Thofe  curious  Campos,  which  did  once. 
<  advance  the  ArtiJts    Fame 

With   Ax  and    Hammer  they  deftrcy, 
Jike    Works  of  vulgar    Frame. 

7.  Thy   holy   Temple  they  have    burnt; 
and  what   efcap'd  the   Flame, 

Has  been   profan'd,   and   quite  defae'd, 
tho'  facied    to  thy    Name. 

8.  Thy    Woifhip  wholly   to  deftroy 
maliciouily  they   aim'd  ; 

And    all    the  facred    Places   burn'd, 
where  we  thy  Praife    proclaim'd. 

9.  Yet  of  thy   Piefence   Thou  vouchfaf'ft 
no  tender  Signs  tov  fend  ; 

We  have  no   Prophet   now,    that  knows 
when  this   fad    State  (hall  end. 
PART    II. 
10    But,    Lord,  how  long  wilt   Thou  permit 

th'    infulting    Foe  to   boail  \ 
Shall   all  the   Honour  of  thy  Name 
for  evermore  be  loll  ? 

11.  Why 


P  S  A  L  M    Ixxiv.  i  29 

u.  Whyhold'ft  Thou  back  thy  ftrong  Right- 
and  on  thy  patient    Bread,  [hand, 

When  Vengeance  calls  to  ftretch  it  forth, 
fo  calmly  lett'ft  it  reft  ? 

12.  Thou  heretofore,   with   kingly   Pow'r, 
in  our   Defence  hail  fought  ; 

For  us,    throughout  the   wcnd'iing  World, 
haft  great  Salvation  wrought. 

13.  'Twas  Thou,  O  God,  that  didft  the  Sea, 
by  thy  own  Strength,  divide  : 

Thou  brak'ft  the  wat'ry  Monfters  Head, 
the  Waves  ov'ervvhelm'd  their  Pride. 

14    The  greateft,   fierceft  of  them  all 

that  feem'd  the  Deep  to  fway, 
Was  by  thy  Pow'r  deftroy'd,  and   made 

to  favage  Beafts  a.  Prey. 
35,.  Thou  clav'ft  the   folid  Rock,  and  mad'ft 

the    Waters  largely    flow  : 
Aga'n,  Thou  mad'ft,  thro'  parting  Streams, 

thy  wond'ring  People  go. 

16.  Thine  is  the  chearful  Day,  and  thine 
the  black  Return  of  Night ; 

Thou  haft  prerar'd  the  glorious  Sun, 
and  ev'ry  feebler  Light. 

17.  By  Thee  the  Borders  of  the  Earth 
in  perfedl  Order  Hand  : 

The  Summer's  Warmth,  and  Winter's-  Cold, 
attend  on  thy  Command. 
PART    111. 

18.  Remember,  Lord,  how   fcornful  Foes 
have  daily  urg'd   our  Shame  ; 

And  how  the  foolifh   People   have 
blafphem'd  thy  holy   Name. 

F  5  19..  0 

m 


i  jo      PSALM  lxxiv,  lxxv, 

19.  O,   free  thy  mourning  Turtle-dove, 
by  finful  Crouds  befet  ; 

Nor  the  AfTembly  of  thy  Poor 
for  evermore  forget. 

20.  Thy  artient  Cov'nant,  Lord,  regard, 
and  make  thy   Promife  good  ; 

For  now  each    Corner  of  the  Land 
is   fill'd  with   Men   of  Blood. 

21.  O  let  not  the  Opprefs'd  return, 
with  Sorrow  cloath'd,  and   Shame; 

But  let   the  Helplefs  and  the    Poor 
for  ever  praife  thy   Name. 

22.  Arife,  O  God,  in   our  Behalf; 
thy  Caufe   and   ours  maintain  : 

Remember  how   infulting  Fools 
each  Day  thy  Name  profane  ! 

23.  Make  Thou  the  Boaftings  of  thy  Foes 
for  ever.  Lord,  to   ceafe  ; 

"Whofe  Infolence,  if  unchaftiz'd, 
will  more  and  more  inoesfe. 
PSALM    LXXV. 
1   ^TT^O   Thee,  O  God,  we  render  Praife,, 

JL        to  Thee   with    Thanks  repair  ; 
For,   that  thy   Name  to  us  is  nigh, 
thy    wond'rous  Works  declare. 

2.  In  Ifrael  when  my  Throne  is  hVd, 
with  me  ifiall  Juflice  reign. 

3.  The  Land  with  Difcord   (hakes  ;   but  I   * 

the  finking  Frame  fuftain. 

4£  Deluded  Wretches  I  advis'd 

their  Errors    to  redrefs  ; 
<And  wam'd   bold  Sinners,  that  they  mould 

their  fwelling  Pride  fupprefs. 

5.  Bear 


PSALM  lxxv,  Ixxvi.      131 

5.  Bear  not  yourfelves  fo  high,    as  if 

no   Pow'r  could  yours  reftrain  : 
Submit  your  flubborn   Necks,  and  learn 
to  fpeak  with  lefs    Difdain. 

6.  For  that  Promotion,  which    to  gain 
your  vain  Ambition  ftrives, 

From  neither  Eaft,  nor  Weft,  nor  yet 
from  fouthern  Climes  arrives. 

7.  For  God  the  great  Difpofer  is, 

and  fov'reign  Judge  alone, 
Who  cafts  the  Proud   to    Earth,  and  lifts 
the  Humble  to  a  Throne. 

8.  His  Hand  holds  forth   a  dreadful  Cup  ; 
with   purple    Wine  'tis    crown M  ; 

The  deadly  Mixture,  which  his    Wrath 

deals  out  to   Nations  round. 
Of  this  his  Saints  fometimcs  may  tafle  5 

but  wicked  Men  (hall  fqueeze 
The  bitter    Dregs,   and  be  condemn'd 

to  drink  the  very  Lees. 

9.  His  Prophet   I,  to  all   the  World 

this    MefTage   will  relate  : 
The  JufHce  then  of  Jacob's  God 
my  Song  ihall  celebrate. 

10.  The    Wicked's   Pride    I    will  reduce, 
their    Cruelty  difarm  ; 

Exalt   the    Juit,  and    feat   him    high, 
above    the  Reach  of  Harm. 

PSALM    LXXVf. 

N  Juaab  the   Almighty's  known 

(A!m'ghty,  there,  by  Wonders  mown:) 
His   Name  in   Jacob  does  excel  : 

2.  His 


1 


» 3* 


PSALM    lxxvi. 


2.  His  Sanclusry  in  Salem  (lands  : 
The  Majeity  that  Heaven  commands 
In  Sion  condefcends   to  dwell. 


5.  He  brake  the  Bow   and   Arrows  there, 
The  Shield,  the  temper'd    Sword,   and  Spear; 
There  fUin  the    mighty    Army  lay  : 

4.  Whence   Sions  Fame  thro'  Earth  is  fpread, 
Of  greater  Glory,  greater  Dread, 

Than  Hills  where  Robbers  lodge  their  Prey. 

5.  Their  valiant  Chiefs,  who  came  for  Spoil, 
Themfelves  met  there  a  fhameful  Foil : 

Securely  down  to  Sleep  they  lay  ! 
But  wak'd  no  more  ;  their  flouted  Band 
Ne'er  lifted  one  refilling  Hand 

'gain  ft   his  that  did  their  Legions  flay, 

6.  When  Jacob\  God  began  to  frown, 
Both   Horfe  and   Charioteers  o'erthrown, 

Together  flept  in  endlefs  Night. 

7.  When  Thou,  whomEarth  and  Heav'n  revere* 
Doft  once  with  wrathful  Look  appear, 

What  mortal  Pow'r  can  ftand  thy  Sight? 

8.  Pronounced  from  Heav'n,  Earth  heard  it's 

[Doom  ; 

Grew  hufh'd  with  Fear  when  Thoudid'ft  come, 

9.  The  Meek  with  Juftice  to  reflore. 

10.  The  Wiathof  Man  fhall  yield  Thee  Praife: 
Its  lafl  Attempts  but  ferve  to  raife 

The  Triumphs  of  almighty  Pow'r. 

11.  Vow  to  the  Lord  ;  ye  Nations,  bring 
Vow'd  Prefents  to  th'   eternal  King: 

Thus  to  h^s  Name  due  Rev'rence  pay, 

iz,  Wto 


PSALM  Ixxvi,  lxxvii.      133 

12.  Who  proudefl  Potentates  can  quell, 
To  earthly  Kings  more  terrible, 

Than,  to  their  trembling  Subje&s,  they. 

PSALM    LXXVII. 

1    ^TT^O  Ood  I  cry'd  who  to  my  Help 

X        did  gracioufly  repair  ; 

2.  In  Trouble's  difmal  Day  I  fought 

my  God   with   humble   Pray'r. 
All  Night  my   feft'ring  Wound  did  run ; 

no  Med'cine  gave  Relief; 
My  Soul  no  Comfort  would  admit, 

my  Soul  indulg'd  her  Grief. 

3.  I  thought  on  God,  and  Favours  pafs'd  ; 

but  that  increas'd  my  Pain  : 
I  found  my  Spirit  more  opprefs'd, 
the   more  I  did  complain. 

4.  Thro*  ev'ry  Watch  of  tedious   Night 

thou  keep'ft  my  Eyes   awake  ; 
My   Grief  is  fwell'd  to  that  Excefs, 
I  figh,  but  cannot  fpeak. 

5.  I  call'd  to  mind  the  Days  of  old, 

with  fignal  Mercy  crown'd  ; 
Thofe  famous  Years  of  antient  Times, 1 
for  Miracles  renown'd. 

6.  By  Night   I  recoiled  my  Songs, 
on  former  Triumphs  made  ; 

Then  f  arch,  confult,  and  alk  my  Heart, 
where's  now   that  wond'rous  Aid  .? 

vy.  Has   God  for  ever  caft  us  off  ? 

withdrawn  his  Favour  quite  r 
8.  Are  both  his   Mercy  and  his  Truth 
retir'd  to  endlefs  Night? 

9.  Can 


i34         PSALM  kxvii. 

9.  Can  his  Jong-praftiYd  Lave  forget 
its  wonted   Aids  to   bring  ? 

Has    He   in  Wrath   (hut  up  and  fealM 
his   Mercy's  healing   Spring  ? 

10.  I  faid,  My   Weaknefs  hints  thefe  Fears; 
but  I'll  my    Fears   difband  ; 

I'll   yet  remember  the  moft    High, 
and  Years   of  his   Right-hand. 

11.  I'll  call   to  mind    his   Works  of  old 
the   Wonders  of  his  Might  ; 

12.  On  them    my    Heart   mall    meditate, 
my   Tongue    mall  them   recite. 

13*  Safe  lodg'd  from  human   Search  on  high, 

O    God,    thy  Councils  are  ! 
Who  is  fo  great  a   God  as  ours  ? 

who  can  with  Him  compare  ? 

14.  Long  fmce  a  God  of  Wonders  Thee 
thy  refcu'd  People  found  : 

15.  Long  fince  halt   Thou  thy  chofen  Seed 
with    ftrong  Deliv'rar.ce  crown'd. 

16.  When  Thee,  O  God,  the  Waters  faw, 
the   frighted  Billows  fhrunk  ; 

The  troubled    Depths  themfelves  for  Fear 
beneath  their  Channels  funk. 

17.  The  Cloud*  pour'd  down,  while  rending 
did  with   thei:    Noife  confpire  ;  [Skies 

Thy    Arrows  all  abroad  wete  fent, 
wing'd   with  avenging  Fire. 

18.  Heav'n  with  thy  Thunder's  Voice  was  torn, 
whilit   all    the   lower  World 

With  Lightning  blaz'd,  Earth  fhonfe  and  fccm'd 
from  her  Foundations  huri'd. 

19.  Thro* 


PSALM   lxxvii,  lxxviii.     135 

19.  Thro'  rolling  Streams  Thou  find'fl  thy 
thy  Paths  in  Waters  lie  ;  [Way, 

Thy  wond'ious  PafTage,  where  no  Sight 
thy  Footfteps  can  defcry. 

20.  Thou  led'ft  thy  People  like  a  Flock  1 
fafe  through  the  defirt  Land, 

By  Mofesy   their  meek  fkilful    Guide, 
and  Aaroris  facred    Hand. 

PSALM    LXXVIII. 
1    T  TEAR,  O   my   People,  to  my  Law, 

|_  J.     devout  Attention   lend  ; 
Let  the  Inltrutti.on   of  my  Mouth 
deep  in   your    Hearts   defcend. 

2.  My  Tongue,  by  Infpiration  taught* 
mall    Parables   unfold, 

Park  Oracles,   but  underftocd, 
and  own'd  for  Truths  of  old. 

3.  Which  we  from  facred  Regifters 

of  ancient  Times   have   known, 
And  our    Forefathers   pious  Care 
to  us  has  handed   down. 

4.  We  will   not  hide   them   from  our  Sons; 
our  Offspring   mall   be  taught 

The  Praifes   of  the    Lord,    tfhofe   Strength 
has  Works  of  Wonder  wrought. 

5.  For  Jacob  he  this  Law  ordain'd, 
this    League  wich  I/rel  made  ; 

With   Charge,  to  be   from    Age  to   Age, 
from  Race  hi  Race    convey'd. 

6.  That   Generations  yet   to   come 
fhould  to    their  unborn*  Heirs 

Religioufly   tranfmit  the  fame, 
and  they  again  to  theirs* 

7.  To 


13°  PSALM    lxxviii. 

7.  To  teach  them  that  in  God  alone 
their  Hope  fecurely   ftands  ; 

That  they  mould  ne'er  his  Works  forget, 
but  keep  his  juit   Commands. 

8.  Left,  like  their   Fathers,  they  might  prove 
a  ftiff  rebellious  Race, 

Falfe-  hearted,  fickle  to   their  God, 
unitedfail  in   his  Grace. 

9.  Such  were  revolting  Ephraimy&  Sons, 
who,  tho'  to  Warfare  bred, 

And  fkilful  Archers  arm'd  with  Bows, 
from  field  ignobly  fled. 

10.  11.   They  falfify'd  their  League  with  God, 
his  Orders  difobey'd, 

Forgot  his  Works  and  Miracles 
before  their  Eyes  difplay'd. 

12.  Nor  Wonders,  which  their  Fathers  faw, 
did  they  in  Mind  retain  ; 

Prodigious  Things  in  Egypt  done, 
and  Zoan's  ferule  Plain. 

13.  He  cut  the  Seas  to  let  them  pafs, 
reftrain'd  the  preffing  Flood  ; 

While  pil'd  on  Heaps,"  on  either  Side, 
the  folid  Water  itood. 

14.  A  wondrous  Pillar  led  them  on, 
compoi'd  of  Shade  ana   Light  ; 

A  fhelt'ring  Cloud  it  prov'd  by  Day, 
a  leading  Fire  bv  Night. 

15.  Wh^n    Drought  opp'tis'd  them  where  no 
'   the  Wildernefs  lupplt'd  [Stream 

He  clefc  the  Rock,   whofe  flinty   Breafl 
diflblv'd  into  a  Tide. 

16.  Streams 


PSALM  Ixxviii.  137 

16.  Streams  from  the  folid  Rock  He  brought 
which  down  in   Rivers  fell, 

That    trav'ling  with    their  Camp  each   Day 
renew'd    the    Miracle, 

17.  Yet  there  they  fmn'd  againft  Him  more, 
provoking   the   molt  High  ; 

In  that  fame  Defart  where   He   did 
their  fainting  Souls    fupply. 

18.  They  fir  ft  incens'd  Him  in  their  Hearts, 
that  did  his  Power  diltruft, 

-  And   Jong'd  for  Meat,  not  urg'd   by  Want, 
but  to   indulge    their    Lull. 

19.  Then    utter'd    their  blafpheming  Doubts, 
"  can  Go  J    fay  thev,   prepare 

«  A   Table  in  the'  Wildarnefs, 

•*    fet  out   with  vanous  Faie  ? 

20.  <<  He   fmote    the   flinty   Rock  ('tis    true) 
"  and   gulhing  Streams   enfu'd  : 

"  But  can    He  Corn    and   Flefh   provide 
"  for   fuch  a    Multitude    r" 

21.  The   Lord  with  Indignation  heard  : 
from  Heav'n  avenging  Flame 

On  Jacob  fell,    confuming    Wrath 
on  than  kiefs  IjYel  came. 

-22.   Becaufe  their   unbelieving   Heaits 

in    God   would  not  confide, 
Nor  trull  his    Care,    who   had  from  Heav'n 

their  Wants   fo   oft  fupply'd. 
23.   rho'  He  had  made  his  Clouds  difcharge 

Provitions   down  in    ShowYs ; 
And  when  Earth  fail'd,  reliev'd  their  Needs 
from   his  celellial  Stores. 

24.  Tho' 


138  PSALM    lxxviii. 

24.  Tho'  tafteful  Manna  was  rain'd  down 
their  Hunger  to  relieve  ; 

Tho'  from  the  Stores  of  Heav'n  they  did 
fuftaining  Corn  receive. 

25.  Thus   Man  with  Angel's  facred  Food* 
ingrateful  Man,  was  fed  ; 

Not  fparingly,  for  iUU  they  found     « 
a  plenteous  Table  fpread. 

26.  From  Heav'n  He  made  an  eaft  Wind  blow, 
then  did  the  South  command 

27.  To  rain  down  Flemiilce  Duft,  and  Fowls 
like  Sea's  unnumber'd  Sard. 

28.  Within  their  Trenches   He   let  fall 
the  lufcious  eafy  Prey, 

And  all  around  their  fpreading  Camp 
the  feather'd  Booty  lay. 

29.  They  fed,  were  fill'd,  He  gave  them  Leave- 
their   Appetites  fo  feail  ; 

30.  31.  Ytt  Mill  thur  wanton   Luft  crav'd  on 
nor  with  their  Hunger  ceas'd. 

But  whilft,  in  their  luxurious  Mouths, 

they  did  their  Dainties  chew, 
The  Wrath  of  God  fmote  down  thtir  Chiefs, 

and  IjYeVs  Chofen  flew. 

p  a  r  r  11. 

32.  Yet  Mill  they  finn'd,  nor  would  afford 

his  Miracles  Belief  ; 
33. Therefore  thro'  fruitless  Travels  He 
confum'd  their  Lives  in  Grief. 

34.  When  feme  were  flain,  the  reft  return'd 
to  God   with  early  Cry  ; 

35.  Own'd  Him    the  Rock  of  their  Defence, 
their  Saviour,  God  mofl  High. 

36.  But 


PSALM    lxxviii.  139 

36    But  this  was  feign'd  Submiflion  all, 
their  Heirt  their  Tongue  bely'd  ; 

37.  Their   Heart  was  Mil  perverfe.  nor   would 
firm  in  his  League   abide. 

38.  Yet,  full  of  Mercy,  He   forgave, 
nor    did    with  Death  chaflife  ; 

But    curn'd   his  kindled    Wrath  afide, 
or  would  not  let  it  rife. 

39.  For  He   remember'd  they  were  Flefh, 
that  could  not  lone  remain  ; 

A  murmuring  Wind  that's  quickly  pair, 
and   ne'er  return?  again. 

40.  How  ofc  did  they   provoke  Him  there, 
how  ofc  his   Patience  grieve, 

In  that    fame    Defart  where  He  did 
their   fainting  Souls  relieve. 

41.  They  tempted   Him  by  turning  backv 
and    wicke.  ly    repin'd  ; 

When    I/rePs  God  refus'd  to  be 
by    their    Defires  confin'd. 

42.  Nor  call'd    to   mind  the  Hand  and  Day 
that  their  Redemption  brought  ? 

43.  His  Signs  in  Egypt,  wond'rous    Works 
in  Zeans  Valley    wrought. 

44    He  turn'd  their    Rivers   into  Blood, 

that   Man   and    Bead  forbore  ; 
And  rather   chofe  to  die  of  Thirit, 

than  drink   the   putrid    Gore. 

45.  He  Cent   devouring  Swarms  of   Flies, 
hoarfe  Frogs  annoy'd  their  Soil, 

46.  Loeufb  and    Caterpillar's   reap'd 
the  Harveii  of  their  Toil. 

47.  Their 


Ho        PSALM   lxxviii. 

47.  Their  Vines  with  batt'ring  Hail  were  broke, 
with   Froft    the   Fig-tree  dies  ; 

48.  Lighcring  and  Hail  made  Flocks  and  Herds 
one  general  Sacrifice. 

49-   He  turn'd  his    Anger  loofe,  and  fet 

no    Time  for  it    to  ceafe  ; 
And    with  their  Plauges  bad  Angels. Tent 

their  Torments  to  incrafe. 

50.  He  clear'd   a  Pa/Fage  for  his  Wrath 
to  ravage  uncontroul'd  ; 

The   Murrain    on  their  Firftiings   feiz'd 
in  ev'iy   Field  and    Fold. 

51.  The  deadly  Pelt  from  BeMt  to  Man, 
from  Field  ro  City,  came  ; 

It   flew   their  Heirs,  their  elded  Hopes, 
through   all  the  Tents  of  Ham. 

52.  But  his   own  Tribe,    like  folded  Sheep, 
he    brought   from    their    Diitrefs  ; 

And    them  conducted   like  a   Flock, 
throughout  the   Wikemefs. 

53.  He  led   them   on,  and  in   their  Way 
no  Caufe  of  Fear  they  found  ; 

But  march'd   fecurely  through    thofe  Deeps, 
in  which  their  Foes   weTe  dxown'd. 

54.  Nor  ceas'd  his  Care  till  them  He  brought 
fafe  to  his    promis'd    Land, 

And   to   his   he  ly  Mount,  the  Prize 
of  his   vidoiious  Hard. 

55.  To  them   the  out-cart  Heathen's    Land 
He  did  by    Lot   divide  ; 

And   in  their   Foes  abandon'd   Tents, 
made  jJ/rV/'s   Tribes  reiide, 

TART 


PS  ALM   lxxviii.  141 

P  ART    III. 
56.    Yet  ft  ill  they  tempted,  {fill  provok'd 

the   Wrath  of  God  moil  High  ; 
Nor  would  to  praclife   his   Commands 

their   ftubborn   Means    apply': 
57.   But  in  their  faith iefs   Father's   Steps 

perverfely  chofe   to  go  : 
They   turn'd  afide,  like   Arrows   iliot 

from  fome   deceitful  Bow. 

58     For   Him    to   Fury  they  provok'd 

with   Altars    fet  on  high  ; 
And  with   their  graven   Images 

inflam'd    his    Jealoufy. 

59.  When  God  heard  this,   on  Ifr'el's  Tribes 
his  Wrath  and   Hatred  fell  ; 

60.  He  quitted  Sbihh,  and  the  Tents 
where  once  he  chcie   to  dwell. 

61     To  vile  Captivity  his    Ark, 

his    Glory   10  difdain, 
62.   His  People  to   the    Sword  He  gave, 

nor  Would  his   Wrath  reilrain. 
•63.  Deftru&ive    War    their  ableft  Youth 

untimely    did  confound  ; 
•No    Virgin    was    to  th'  Altar  led, 
wi:h  nuptial  Garlands  crown'd. 

64.  In  Fight  the  Sacrificer  fell, 
the  Prieft  a    Viftim  bled  ; 

And  Widows  who  their  Death   fhould  mourn, 
themfelves  of  Grief   were    dead 

65.  Then  as  a    Crnnt  rouz'd  from  Sleep, 
whom  Wine    had    throughly  warm'd, 

Shouts  out  aloud  ;  toe   Lord  awak'd, 
and  his  proud  Foe  alarm'd. 

66  He. 


14*       F    Z    t\    Lj    ivi     iXXVlll,  IXX1X. 

66.  He  fmote  their  Hoft,    that  from  the  Field 

a  fcattei'd   Remnant  came, 
With    Wounds  imprinted  on  their   Backs 

of  everlafting  Shame. 
6j.  WhileConqucftscrown'd,He  Jo/ep^' sTents, 

and    Epbr aim's  Tribe  forfook  ; 

68.  But   judah  chofe,    and  Sions  Mount 
for   his   lov'd  Dwelling   took. 

69.  His  Temple  He  erected  there, 
with  Spires  exalted  righ  : 

While  deep  and  fix'd  as  that  of  Earth, 
the  ftrong  Foundations  lie. 

70.  His  faithful  Servant  David  too, 
He  for  his  Choice  did  own, 

And  from  the  Sheepfolds  him  advanc'd 
to  fit  on  Judab'&  Throne. 

71.  From  tending  on  the  teeming  Ewes* 
He  brought  him  forth  to  fetd 

His  own  Inheritance,  the  Tribes 
of  Ijr'eVs  chofen  Seed. 

72.  Exalted   thus,  the  Monarch  proved 
a  faithful  Shepherd  It  ill  ; 

He  led  them  with  an  upright  Hea.t, 
and  guided  them  with  Skill. 

PSALM    LXXIX. 

1   TOEHOLD,  O  God,  how  heathen  HolU 

Ij     have  thy  Poffeffion  feiz'd  ! 
Tl  y  facred   Houfe  they  have  dehTd, 

thy  holy  City   raz'd  I 
2.  The  mangled  Bodies  of  thy  Saints, 

abroad  unburied   lay  ; 
Their  Flefh  expo^d  to  favage  Beafts, 

and  rav'nous  Birds  of  Prey. 

3.  Quite 


PSALM   ixxix.  143 

3.  Quite  thro*  JsruPlem  was  their  Blood 
like  common   Water  ihed  ; 

And  none  were  left  a'ive  to  pay 
Iaft   Duties   to  the  Dead. 

4.  The  neighb'ring  Lands  our  fmall  Remains 
with  loud  Reproaches  wound  ; 

And  we  a  laughing  Suock  are  made 
to  ail  the  Nations  round. 

5.  How  long  wilt  Thou    be  angry,  Lord, 
muft  we  forever  mourn  ? 

Shall  thy  devouring  jealous  Rage, 
like  Fire  forever  burn  ? 

6.  On  foreign  Lands   that  know  not  Thee, 
thy  heavy  Vengeance  fhow'r  ; 

Thofc  finful  Kingdoms  let  it    crufh, 
that  have  not  own'd  thy  Pow'r. 

7.  For  their  devouring  Jaws  have  prey'd 
on    Jacobh  chofen  Race ; 

\nd  to  a  barren  Defart  turn'd 

their  fruitful  Dwelling-place. 

O  think   not  on  our  former  Sins, 

but  fpeedily  prevent 
The  utter  Ruin  of  thy   Saints, 

almoft  with  Sorrow  fpent. 

Thou  God  of  our  Salvation,  help, 
and  free  our  Souls  from  Blame  ; 

0  mall  cur  Pardon  and  Defence 
exalt  thy  glorious  Name. 

0.   Let  Infidels,  that  fcoffing  fav, 
"  where  is  the  God  they  boait  ?" 

1  Vengeance  for  thy  flaughter'd  Saints, 
perceive  Thee  to  their  Coil. 

11.  Lord 


144      PSALM  lxxix,  lxxx. 

ii.  Lord,  hear  the  fighing  Pris'iur  Moans, 

th\    faving  Pow'r  extend  ; 
Pieferve  the  Wretches  doom'd  to  die, 

from  that  untimely  End. 

12.  On  them,  who  us  oppiefs,  let  all 
our  Suff'iings  be  repaid; 

Make  their  Confufion    feven  times  more 
than  what  on   us   they  laid. 

13.  $0  we   thy  People  anO  thy  Flock, 
fhall  ever    praiie  thy  Name  ; 

And  with   glad   Hearts  our  grateful   Thanks 
from   Age  to  Age  proclaim. 
PSALM    LXXX. 
!    •'X  //rV/'s  Shepherd,  JofepPs  Guide, 

\J  Our  Pray'rb  to  thee  vouchfafe  to  hear^ 
Thou    that   do'ft  on  the   Cherubs   ride, 
Again   in  folemn   State   appear. 
2.   Behold  how    Benjamin   expe&s, 
With  Ephraim  and    Manaflth  join'd, 
.  )n  our   Deliv'rance,  the   LfFecls 
Of  thy   icfiillefs  Strength  to  rind. 

3.  Do  thou  convert  us,  Lord,   do  Thou 
The   Luftie   of  thy    Face  difplay  ; 

And   all    the   Ills    we  fufrer  now, 
Like  fcaiter'd  Clouds  fhall   pafs  away. 

4.  O   Thou,   whom  heav'nly    Holts    obey, 
How    long  fhall    th\    Here  Anger  burn  ? 
How  long  thy   Suti'ring   People  ptav, 
And   to  their  Pray'w  have   no  Return  ? 

5,    When  hungry,    we    are    fore'd    to   drenc 
Our ■  fcanty   Food  in    Floods   of  Woe; 
When  diy,  our   raging  Thirft   we   quench 
Wiih  Streams  of  'I  ears   that  large!}    flow. 

6.  F< 


PSALM  Ixxx.  145 

<  Far  us  the    heathen  Nations  round, 
s   for   a  common    Prey,  conteit.  : 
■ur    Foes  with   fpitefu!   Joy    abound, 
nd  at  our  loft  Condition  jell. 

Do  Thou   convert   us,   Lord,  do  Thou 
he    Luflre  of    thy  Face   difplay, 
^nd  all    the    IDs  we    flfFer  now, 
like  fcatter'd  Clouds    iha'I   pals  away. 

p  a,r  r  if. 

Thou  brought'fta  v  ine  Tom   Egypt's  Land  ; 
nd  calling  out   the  heathen  Race, 
idft  plant    it  with    thine   Own-  right  Hand, 
nd   firmly  fix'a   it  in   their  Place. 

Before  it   Thou   prepar'dft  the   Way, 
nd    mad'it  it  take  a  lifting  Root, 
fhich,   blefs'd  with  thy  indulgent  Ray,. 
'er  all    the  Land  did  widely  Paoot. 

j,   ii.  The  Hills  were  cover'd  with  its  Shade, 
s  goodly  Boughs  did  Cedars  feem  : 
s  Branches  to  the  Sea  were  fpread, 
nd  reach 'd  to  proud  Euphrates  Stream. 
i,  Why  then  hall  Thou  its  Hedge  o'erthrown, 
'hich  Thou  haft  made  fo  firm  and  ftrong  f 
'hilft  all  its  Grapes,  defencelefs  grown, 
re  pluck'd  by  thofe  that  pafs  along. 

See  how  the  brifding  forefl  "Boar 
'ith  dreadful   Fury  lays  it  wafte  : 
'ark  !  how  the  favage  Monfiers  roar, 
Qd  to  their  helplefs  Prey  make  haftc. 

PART    IIL 
,  To  Thee,  O  God  of  Holts,  we  pray 
a/  wonted  Goodnefs,  Lord,  renew  j 

G  From 


.140        "  s  A  L  M  lxxx,  lxxxi. 

From  Heay'n  ihy  Throne  this  V-ine^fjrvej 
And  her  fad  State  With  Pity  view. 
15:  "Behold  the  Vin^ard,  made  by  Thee, 
Which  thy  right  Hand  did  guard  Co  long- 
And  keep  that  Branch  from  Danger  free, 
Which  for  th)  felf  thou  mad' it   fo  ftrong. 

16.  To  wailing   Flames  'tis    made  a  Wy, 
And  all  its  fpreading   Boughs  cut  down  ; 
At  thy    Rebuke  thty'fcon   decay, 

And   peiiih   at   thy  dreacful   Frown. 

17.  down  Thou  the-King  with  good  Suco 
By  thy   right  Hand  fecur'd  f  cm   Wrcng  : 
The   Son  of  Man  in  Mercy  blel's 
Whom  for  th) felf  Thou  mad'il  fo  ilrong. 

18. '80  mall  we  flill  continue  free, 
From  uhatfoe'er  deferves  thy  Blame; 
And  if  once   more  reviv'd  by    Thee, 
Will  always  jprsife  thy   holy   Name. 
19    Do   Thou  convert  us,  Lord,  do  Thoi 
The  Luftre   of  thy  Face  difplay, 
And  all  the  Ills  we  fuffer   new, 
Like  fcatter'd  Clouds  mall  pafs  away. 

PSALM    LXXXI. 

!  Att^O   God,   our  never- failing  Strengi 

J^        with  loud  Applaufes   fmg  : 
And  jointly  make  a   chearful  Noife 

to  Jacob's  awful  King 
2.  Compofe  a  Hymn  cf  Praife,  and   touc 

your  Instruments  of  Joy  ; 
Let  Pfalteries  and  pleafant  Harps, 

your  grateful   Skill  employ. 


PSALM   IxxxV  14? 

3.    Lee  Trumpets  at  the  great  new  Mooa 

their  joyful  Voices  raife, 
To  celebrate  th'  appointed  Time, 

the  folemn  Day  of  Praife. 
4..  For  this  a  Statute  was  of  old, 

which  Jacob's  God    decreed, 
To  be   with    pious  Care  obferv'd 

by    IfreVs  chofen 'Seed. 

£.  This  He  for  a  Memorial  fx'd, 

when  freed   from  -Egypt's    Liiiid  ; 
Strange  Nations    barb'rous   Speech  sva  heard* 

but    could  not  underiisnd. 
6.  Your  buithen'd    Shoulders    [  relieved, 

(thus  feem'd  our   God  to  iky) 
Your    fervile    Hfands  by  Me  were  freed 

from    lab'ring    in    the  Clay. 

•7.  Your  Anceftors,    wirh   Wrongs  oppref/d* 

to    Me   for    Aid    did    call  : 
'  With  Pity  I    their  Suff'rings  few, 

and    fet  them  free  from  klh 
They  fought  for  me,    and  from    the  Cloud 

in  Thunder   I    reply'd  : 
At   Meribabh   contentious   Stream 

their  Faith  and   Duty    try'd, 

PART    If. 

8.  While   I  my  folemn   Will  declare, 
my  chofen  People,   hear  : 

If  thou,    O  IjVtU   to   my  Words 
wilt  lend  thy   lift'ning   Ear ; 

9.  Then  mail   no    God  befides  myfelf 

within   thy  Coafts  be  found  : 
Nor    malt  thou   worihip  any  God 
I  of  all  the  Nations  round, 

G  2  xo»  The 


9£fS      PSALM    Ixxxi,  lxxxii. 

) ro     The   I  Go  J  am  J,  who  thee 

brought  forth  from  Egypt's   Land  : 
'Tis   I,  that  all    thy  ju/t  'jjefires 

fupply  with  ab'ial  Hand. 
M.    But  they,   my  chofen   Rr.ce  refus'd 

to  hearken  to   my  Voice  ; 
Nor  would  rebellion   I/rei's  Sons 

make  ni3  their  happy  Choice. 

iz.   So  I  provek'd,  refiqn'd   them    rp, 

to  ev'ry  Li  it  a  Piey  ; 
And  in  their  owa  perverfe  Deigns 

permitted  them  to  itray. 
;:j    O  that  my   People    wifely  would 

my  juft  Commandments  heed  ! 
And  I/r'el  in  my  righteous   Ways 

with  pious  Care  proceed  ! 

14..  Then   mould  my  heavy  Judgments  fall 

on  all  that  them  oppefe  ; 
And  my  avenging  Hand  be  turn'd 

againrt:  their  num'rous   Foes, 
i^.  Their   Enemies    and   mine  fhould   all 

before   my  Footrtool  beiw  . 
Bet  as  for   them,    their  happy    State 

mould   never  know  an  End. 

16.   All   Parts  with  Plenty  mould  abound; 

with  fineft  Wheat   their   Field  : 
The  barren  Rocks,  to  pleafc  ,their  Tafte, 
ihouJd  richeft  Honey   yield. 

PSALM    LXXXn. 
1   f~^OD  in  the  great   AfTembly  ftandf, 

VJJT     where  his  impartial  Eye 
In  State  furveys   the  earthly  God?, 
and  does   their  Judgments  try. 

2,  3.  Hoi 


PSALM  Ixxxii,  lxxxiii.     S49 

1,  3.   How  dare  ye  then  unjuftly  judge, 

or    be    to  Sinners  kind  ? 
Defend  tne  Orphans,    and  the   Poor  : 

let   fuch   your  Juftice  find. 

j..  Protect    the    humble   helplefs  Man, 

redue'd  to    deep   Diftrefs, 
And  let  not  him    become  a   Prey 

to  fuch  as  would  opprefs. 
j.  They   neither  know,  nor  will   they  learn, 

but  blindly    rove  and    ftray  : 
[ulHce  and    Truth,    the    World's   Support, 

thro*  all    the  Land    decay. 

5.    Well    then    might   God   in    Anger   fay, 

<;  I've  calTd  you  by   my  Name  : 
i  I've  faid    y'are   Gods:   the  Sens    and  Heirs 

of  my  immortal  Fame  ; 
-.   "  Ba:  ne'erthelefs   your  DBjafl    Deeds 

<:    to  ftrift    Account  I'll  cal!  : 
f  You  all  ihall   die  like  common  Men, 

"  like  other  Tyrants  fall." 

A  rife,  and  thy   juft  judgments.   Lord, 
throughout  the   Earth    difplay  ;. 
Ind  all   the   Nations  of    the  World 
ihall  own    thy    righteous   Sway. 
P   S  A '  LM    LXXXiil. 

HOLD  net  thy   Peace.,  O  Lord  our  Gcd, 
no  longer  filer. t  be  ; 
lor  with  confenting  quiet  Looks 
our   Ruin    calmly  fee  ! 
For  lo  !    the  Tumults  of    thy  Foes 
'o'er  all   the    Land  are  fpread  ; 
nd  they,  which  hate  thy  Saints  and  Thee, 
lift  up    their    threading  Head. 

G  3  3.  Againft 


i^o  PSALM    Ixxxiii. 

3.  Againft  thy  zealous  People,  Lord, 
they  craftily    combine : 

And    to  cellroy    thy    chcfen    Saints 
have   laid    their  clofe   Defign. 

4.  <f  Come  let  us  cut  them  off,    fay  they, 
**  tlieir   Nation   quite   deface; 

**  That   no  Rememnranc*  may  remain 
•■«  of  i/rWs   hated  Race." 

5  Thus  they  agair/l  thy  People's  Peace 
confult  with  one   Content  : 

And  difPring  Nations  jointly   leagu'd 
their  common  Malice  vent. 

6  The   JJhrftehtn  that   dwell  in  Tents, 
with  warlike  Edom  join'd  ; 

And   iv'oab\    Sons    our  Ruin   vow, 
with    Hagarh  Race   ccmbin'd. 

7.  Proud   /frnmcu's   Offspring,    Gebai   too 

with   Amaiek  confpire  : 
The   Lords  of  Pakftine,  and  ail 
the  wealthy  Sons  of   Tyre. 

8.  All  thrfe  the  £rong  Afiyrian  King 
their  firm   Ally  have  got  ; 

Who    wifh  a  powVful   Army  aids 
th'  inceitucus  Racr  of  Lot. 

P  A  R   7     II. 

n    But  let  fuch   Vengeance  come  to  theat,    , 

as  once  to  Mid  tan  came  ; 
To    Jabin  and  proud    Sifor*, 

at    Kijhoni   fata'    St  ea-n. 
lo.  When  thy  right  Hand  their  num'rous  Kofb 

near  Endor  did  confound, 
And  left  their  L'arcafes  for  Dung 

to  feed  the  -hungry  Ground. 

11.  Let 


?"S  A  L  M  lxxxiii,  lxxxiy.     151 

L  Let  all  their  mighty  Men  theFate- 
-  of  Ztb  and    O^i  mare  : 
is  Zeba    and    Zalmunnah,  to 

le:  all   their    Princes   fire.        ;-■  _ 

2.  "Who,    with  the  fams  Defign  infpirM,  •  ■ 

thus  vainly  boafting  fpake, 
In   firm   Po(M  «1  for  ourfelves 

•■  let  us  God's   Houfes  t?ke." 

;   To  Ruin  let    them  hafie.  like     Wheel*     , 

which  cbwitW3rd  fwifrly  more: 
.ike  Chaff  before  the  Wind?,   let  all 

their  fcatterM  Force*  psove. 
4,  15.  AsFhmc--confiHne  dry  Wood  or  Heath,, 

that  on  parch'd  Mountains  grows, 
Jo  let  thy  fierce  purfuing  Wrath 
with  Terror  ftrike  thy  Foes. 

6,  17.  Lord,  fhroud  their  Faces  with  Difgracey 

that  thev  may  own  thy  Name  : 
Z)r  them  confound,:  whofe  harden'd  Hearts 

thy  oentler  Means  difclaim. 
18.  So  fhall  the  wond'rinrr  World  confefs 

that  thou,   who  claim' it  alone 
Jehovah's  Name,  o'er  all  the  Earth 

haft  rais'd  thy  lofty  Thror.e. 

PSALM     LXXXIV. 

f^\  GOD  of  Hods,  the  mighty  Lord,  , 

\J     how  lovely  is  the  Place, 
Where  Thou,  enthron'd  in  Glory,  fhew'ft 

the  Brightnefs    of  thy  Face  1 
2.  My  longing  Soul. faints  with  Defire, 

to  view  thy  bleft  Abode  : 
Jtfy  panting  Heart  and  Flem  cry  out    . 
for  Thee  the  living  God.  . 

G4  p  The 


*$?  PSA  L'M    lxx-xiv. 

3.  The  Birds,  more  happy   far  than  I, 

around   thy    Temple  throng  ; 
becurely  there  they  build,    and    there 

fecurely    h*tch   their   Young. 
4    O  Lord  of  Hofts,   my    King  and  God, 

how   highly    blcrt    are  thev, 
v^ho   m  thy    TempJe  always' dwell, 

and  there  thy.Praife   difplay  ! 

5.  Thrice  happy  they,  whofe  Choice  has  TV* 
their   fure   Protection  made 

Who  long  to  tread    the   facred  Ways 
that  to  thy  Dwelling   lead  ! 

6.  Who  pais  thro*  Baca's  tfciifty  Vale, 

yet  no  Refrefhraent  want  :  '    t:l 

Their  Pools  are  fill'd  with  Rain,  which  Thou 
at  their  Requeft  doil  grant. 

7.  Thus  they  proceed  fromStrength  toStrength, 

snd  ftill  approach  more  near  ; 
'Till  all  on  Sion's  holy  Mount 

before  their  God  appear. 
8     O    Lord,  the  mighty  God  of  Hofts, 

my  jutf  Re  quells  regard  ! 
Thou  "God  ef  Jacob,  let  my  P/ayV 
,  be  itii]  w'nh  Favour  heard  j 

9.  Behold:0   God,  for  Thoa  a'one 
canMt    timely   Aid  difpencc  : 

On     thy  anointed   Servant  look, 
be    Thou    his  ftrong   Defence. 

10.  For  in    thy   Courts  one    /ingle  Day 
.'tis  better  to  attend, 

Than,  Lord,  in    any  Place  befides 
a  ihoufand  Days  to  fpend. 

Much 


P  S  A  L  M  lxxxiv,  Ixxxv.     153 

Much  rather  in  God's  Houfe  will  I 

the  meaner!  Office  tske, 
I  Than  in  the   wealthy  Tents   cf  Sin 

my    pompous  Dwelling  make. 
II.    For  God,   who  is    our   Sun  and  Shield, 

will  Grace  and  Glory  give  ; 
And   no  good  Thing  will  he  with-hold 

from  them  that  juftly  live. 

li    Thou  God,  whom   heav'nly  Hofts  obey,, 

how   highly  bleft  is   he, 
AVhofe  Hope  and  Truft,  fecurely  plac'd, 

is  fliil  repos'd  on  Thee  \ 

PSALM    LXXXV. 
1    T    ORD,  Thou  haft  granted  to  thy  Land, 

1   j     the  Favours  we  implor'd, 
And  faithful    Jacob's  captive  Race 

moll   giacioufly  reftord. 
2,  3    Thy   People's  Sins  thou  haft  abfolv'd, 


and    all    their  Guilt   defac'd  : 


- 


Thou  haii  not  let   thy  Wrath  flame  on, 
nor  thy  fierce  Anger  laft.  . 

4.  O  God  cur  Saviour,   all   our  Hearts 
to  thy    Obedience  turn  ; 

That,    kindled  by  our  former   Sins, 
ihy  .Wrath  no.  more  may    burn. 

5,  6.  For  why  fhould'ft  thou  be   angry  "Ail!, 
and   Wrath    fo  long  retain  ? 

Revive  us,    Lord,   and    let   thy   Saints 
thy  wonted  Ccmfjrt  gain. 

7.  Thy  gracious  Favour  Lord,  difplay,   ' 
which  we  have  long  implor'd  ; 

And  for  thy  wond'rous  Mercy's  fake, 
thy  ,  wonted    Aid   afford. 

G5  B,9o&>> 


1 54    PSALM  \xxKv9  lxxxvi, 

^.   God's   Arifwrr  patiently  I'll  wait  ; 
for   he  with  gl*d    Succefs, 
(tf  they  no  more  to    Folly  turn) 
his  mourning  Saints  will   blefs. 

■9     To    rll  that  Tear  his  holy    Name, 

his    furc  Salvation's  near  ; 
And  in  its   former  happy    State 

our  Nation   (hall  appear. 
So    For  Mercy  now  with  Truth  is  join'd  ; 

and  Righteoufnefs  with  Peace, 
Like  [rind  Companions  abfent  long, 

with  friendly   Arms  embrace 
3 ! ,  12.  Truth  from  the  Earth  (hall  fpring,  whili 
.     feall  Stream*  of  juitice  pour  ;        [Heav' 
And  God,   from  whom  all  Goodnefs  flows, 

fhall  endlefs  Plenty  fhow'r. 
53.   Before  Him  Righteoufnefs -fhall  maTch, 

and  his  juft  Paths  prepare  ; 
Whiilt  we  his  holv  Steps  purfue 

with   conttarvt    Zeal   and   Care. 
PSALM    LXXXVf. 
l   ^IT^O  my  Complaint,   O  Lord  my  Goc 

X        thy   gTacious   Ear  incline; 
Hear    me,    diilrek'd,   and   deftitute 

of  all  Relief  but  thine  ; 

2.  Do  Thou,  O  God,   preferve  my   Soul, 

that  does  thy    Name   adore  : 
Thy  Servant    keep,    and    him,  whofe  Truft 
relies  on  Thee,  reltore. 

3.  To  mc.  who  daily  Thee   invoke, 

thy  Mercy,    Lo;d,    extend; 

4.  Rcfrefii  thy  Servant's  Soul,    whofe  Hopes 
on  Thee  alone  depend. 

5.  Th< 


PS  A  L  M  .  Ixxxvi.       155 

5.  Thou,    Lord,  art  good,,  not  only  £Ood,^ 
but   pr  mpt   to  pardon   too: 

Of  plenteous   Mercy  to   all    thofe, 
who  for   thy   Mercy  fue. 

6.  To   my   repeated  humble  Pray'r, 

O    Lord,    attentive  be  : 
*).   When  troubled,   I  on   Thee  will  call, 

for   Thou   wilt   anfwer  m«s. 
S.  Among  the  Gods  there'*  none  like  Thee,  ■ 

O    Lord,    alone   divine  ! 
To  Thee  as   much  inferior  they, 

as  are  their   Works  to  thine, 

<}.   Therefore  their  great   Creator,  Thee, 

the  Nations   mall  adore  ; 
Their  long    mifguided  Pray'rs   and  Praife 

to   thv  bleft  Name   reftore. 
10.    AH    (hall  confefs   Thee  great,  and  great 

the  Wonders  Thou   haft    done.; 
Confefs   Thee  God,   Thee  God  fupreme, 

confefs  Thee   God  alone. 
P   A  R  T    II. 
ir.   Teach  me  thy  Way,   O  Lord,  and  I, 

from  Truth  (hall  ne'er  depart  ; 
In  Rev'rence  to  thy    facred   Name 

devoutly  fix  my  Heart. 

12.  Thee  will  I   praife,   O  Lord   my  God, 
praife   Thee   with   Heart  fiacere  : 

And  to    thy  everlafting  Name 
eternal  Trophies  rear. 

13,  Thy  boundlefs  Mercy  ihewn  to  me, 
tranfcends    my    Pow'r  to  tell-. 

For    Thouhaft  oft  redeemM  my   Soul 
from    loweit  Depths  of  Hell, 

14.    ® 


>    ¥  5  A  L  M  lxxxvi,  Jxxxvii. 

14.  °  God,  the  Sons  of  Pride  and  Strife 

J  ave  my  Deftruftion    fought, 
Rcgardlefs  of  thy  Pow'r,  that  ofc 

has   my  Deliv'rancc   wrought  : 

!if.  But  Thou    thy    ronflant    Goodnefs  didb 

to   my    Affiiiance   bring  ; 
Of   "Patience,  Ivkrcv,  and^of  Truth, 

thou    cvcrlalling   Sprirg  ! 

1 6.  O  bounteous  Lord  thy  Grace  and  Strength 
t0    .me   l^v   Servant   fhow  ; 

Thy  kind  Protection,  Lord,    on  me, 
thine   Handmaid's   Son   bellow. 

17.  Some  Signal  give,  which  my  proud  Foea. 
.may  fee  with   Shame  and  Rage, 

Vihcn  Thou,  O  Lord,  for  my  Relief 
and  Comfort    doft  engage. 

PSALM     LXXXVII. 
1    f~^  OD's  Temple  crowns  the  holy  Mount ; 
\JT  The  Lord  theie  condefcends  to  dwell : 

2.  His   Sion's   Gates  in  his    Account, 
Our  J/rePs  faireil  Tents  excel. 

3.  Fame  glorious  Things  of  Thee  mall  fing, 
O  City   ofth*  almighty  King  ! 

4.  I'll  mention   Rahab  with  due  Praife, 
Jn    Babylon* s  Applaufes  join, 

The  Fame   cf  Ethiopia  raife, 

With  that  of  Tyre  and  Pakjline  ; 

And  grant  that  fome    amc-ngit  them  born, 
Their   Age  and  Country  did  adorn. 

5.  But  ftill  of  Sion  I'll  aver, 

That   many   fuch  from  her  proceed  ; 
Th'   Almighty  fhall  eftablifh  her. 

d.  His   een'ral  Lift  fhall  fhew,  when  read, 

That 


PSALM  lxxxvii,  lxxxvm.    i$ 7 

That  fuch   a  P^rfon  there  was  born, 
And  fuch  did  fuch  an  Age   adorn. 

7.  He'll  Sion  find  with  Numbers  filPd 

Of  fuch  as  merit  high  Renown  ; 
For   Hand   and  Voice  Muficians  fkill'd,     ! 

And    (her  tranfcending  Fame  to   crown) 
Of  fuch  fhe  ihaJl  Succeffions  bring 
Like  Waters  from  a  living  Spring. 
PSALM  LXXXVIII. 
l  >-w~\Q  Thee,  my  God  and  Saviour,  I 

By  Day  and  Night  addrefs  my  Cry  ; 

2.  Vouchfafe  my  mournful  Voice  to  hear, 
To  my  Diftrefs  incline  thine  Ear  : 

3.  For   Seas   of  Trouble  me  invade, 

My  Soul  draws  nigh  to  Death'*  cold  Shade. 

4.  Like  one  whofe  Strength  and  Hope*  are  fled, 
They  number  me  among   the  Dead. 

$.  Like   thofe,   who   fhrouded  in  the  Grave; 
From   Thee  no  more  Remembrance  have  > 

6.  Cad  off  from  thy    fuitainirg  Care, 
Down  to  the  Confines   of  Defpair 

7.  Thy  Wrath   has   hard  upon    me  lain;, 
Afflicting  me  with  reftlefs  Pain  : 

Me   all    thy  mountain    Waves  have  preft, 
Too  weak,  alas  !  to  bear   the  leaft. 

§.   Remov'd   from  Friends  I  figh  alone, 
In  a  loath'd  Dungeon  laid,  where,  none 
A  Vifit  will  vouchfafe  to  ms. 
Confin'd,  palt  Hopes  of  Liberty. 
9.  Mv  Eyes  from  weeping  never  ceafe,  3 
They  walte,  but  Hill  my  Griefs  increafe  j 
Yet  daily,  Lord,  to  Thee  I've  pray'd, 
Wi;h  out-itmcli'd  Hands  invok'd  thy  Aid. 

io,  Wilt 


I58^SALM    lxxxviii,  lxxxix, 

10.  Wilt  Thou  by  Miracle  revive 

The  Dead,   whom   Thou  forfook'ft  alive  t 
From  Death  re.  ore  thy   Praife  to  fir.g, 
Whom  Thou  from  P.ifon  would'fl  not   b:in(>  ? 

11.  Shall  the  mire  Grave  thv  hove  con  re  (s  t 
A  moulding  Tomb  thy   Faithfulnefs  ? 

12.  Thy   Truth  and  Pow'r  Renown  obtain, 
Where  Darknefs  and  Oblivion  reign  ? 

1 3.  To  Thee,  O  Lord.    I  cry,  forlorn  ; 
My  Pray'r  prevents  the  early  Morn. 

14.  Why  halt  Thou,   Lord,  my  Soul  forfook, 
Nor  once  vouchfaf'd  a  g. scions  Look  ? 

15.  Prevailing  Sorrovvs  bear  me  down, 
Which  from  my  Youth  with  me  have  grown  ; 
Thv    Terrors  pait  diftraft  my  Mind, 

And  Fears  of  blacker   Days  'behind. 

16.  Thy  Wrath  haft  burft  upon  my  Head, 
Thy    Terrors  fill  my   Soul  with  Dread  ; 

17.  Environ'd  as  with  Waves  combined, 
And  for  a  gen'ral  Deluge  join'd. 

18.  My  Lovers,  Friends,  Familiars,  all 
Remov'd  from  Sight,  and  out  of  Call  ; 
To  d*rk  Oblivion  all  rctir'd, 

Dead,  or  at  lead  to  me  expir'd. 

PSALM    LXXXIX. 

1   >"TpHY  Mercies,  Lord,  (hall  be  my  Song, 
X      My  Song  on  them   fhall  ever  dwell  : 
To  Ages  yet  unborn,  my  Tongue 
Thy  never-failing  Truth  mall   tell. 
2.  1  have  affirra'd  and  ftiil  maintain, 
Thy   Mercy  ihaU  for   ever  latt  ; 
Thy  Truth  that  does  the  Heav'ns  Main, 
Like  them  fhall  itand  for  ever  telh 

3.  Thus 


PS  &  I*  M  lxxxix.  159 

«.  Thus  fpak'ft  Thou  by  thy  ProphetVVoice  J 
?<  With  DawV  la  League  have  made  ; 
«  To  him,  my  Servant,  and  my  Choice, 
«  By  foiemn  Oath  this  Grant  convey'd  ; 
a    <<  While  Earth,  and  Seas,  and  Skies  endure, 
"  Thy  Seed  mall  in  my  Sight  remain  ; 
««  To  them  thy  Tongue  I  will  enfure, 
«  They  (hall  to  endlefs  Ages  reign." 

c    For  fuch  ftupendous  Truth  and  Love, 
Both  Heav'n  and  Earth  jull  Praifes  owe, 
By  Choirs  of  Angels  fun^  above, 
And  by  affembled  Saints  below. 
6    What  Seraph  of  celeftiat  Birth 
To  vie  with  IfreVs  God  mall  dare  ? 
Or  who  among  the  Gods  of  Earth, 
With  our  almighty  Lord  compare  * 

j.  With  Rev'rence  and  religious  Dread, 

His  Saints  mould  to  his  Temple  prefs  ; 

His  Eear  thro'  all  their  Hearts  mould  fpread, 

Who  his  almighty  Name  confefs. 

8    Lord  God  of  Armies,  who  can  boaft 

Of  Strength  or  Pow'r,  like  thine  renown'd  ? 

Of  fuch  a  numerous  faithful  Holt, 

As  that  which  does  thy  Throne  furround  ? 

9.  Thou  doft  the  lawlefs  Sea  controul, 
And  change  the  Profpeft  of  the   Deep  ; 
Thou  mak'il  the  fleeping  Billows  roll, 
Thou  mak'ft  the  rolling  Billows  fleep. 
10.   Thou  brak'it  in  pieces  Rahab'%  Pride, 
And  did'll  oppreffing  Pow'r  difarm  : 
Thy  fcatter'd  Foes  have  dearly  try'd- 
The  Force  of  thy  refiiUefs  Arm, 

it  *  In 


*°o  r  3  A  L  M    Ixxxix-. 

ii.  In  Thee  the  fov'rei^n  Right  remains 
Of  Earth   and   Heav'n  ^Thee,  Lord,   alone 
i,Je.  world   and  all   that  it  contains, 
Their  Maker   and  Freferver  own. 
12.  The  Pole?  on  which  the  Globe  doei  reft, 
Were  form'd  by  thy   creating  Voice? 
Tabor  &nd  Herman  Eaft  and  Weil, 
In  thy  fuflaining  Pow'r  rejoice. 

13-    Thy  Arm  is  mighty,  ftrong   thy    Hand,. 
Yet,   Lord,  Thou   doll  with  Jufiice  reign  ; 
14    PoiTeft  of  abfolute  Command, 
Thou  Truth   and   Mercy  doft ,  maintain. 

15.  Happy,    thrice   happy    they,  who  hear 
Thy   facred  .Trumpet's  joyful  Sound  ; 
Who  may  at    Fetlivals  appear, 

With  thy  mod  glorious  Pretence  crown'd. 

16.  Thy   Saints  fhall  always  be  o'rejoy'd, 
Who  on  thy  facred   Name   rely  ; 

And,  iiv  thy  Righteoufnefs  employ'd, 
Above  their  Foes    be  rais'd   on   high. 

17.  For  in   thy  Strength   they   {hall  advance, 
Whofe.  Conquefts  from  thy    Favour  fpring. 

18.  The  Lord   of  Hofts   is  our  Defence, 
And  J/r\I'&   God  our  ljr\l\   King. 

J  9    Thus  fpak'il  Thou  by  thy  Prophets  Voice, 

*•  A  mighty  Champion  J  will  fend. 

41  From  y udah's   Tribe  have   1  made  Choice 

«4  Of  one  *ho  lhall  the  reft  defend. 

20    "  My  Servant   David  I  have  found, 

•'  With  holy  Oil    anointed  him  ; 

21.  "Him  (hall  theHand  fupport  that  crowa'iJ, 

V.  And  guard  thar  gave  the  Diadem. 

21,  «  No 


PSALM  Ixxxix.         161 

22  <%  Nr  Prince  from  him  mall  Tribute  force,. 

t:  No  Sm   of  Strife   mall  him   annoy; 

23.    «'  His  fpiteful   Foes  I  will    difperfe, 

?'  And  them  before    his  Face  deitroy 

24..   5*  Mv    Truth  and  Grace  mall  him  fuftain; 

"  His    A-mie*,   in    well  order'd  Ranks, 

25.  "  Shall  conquer,    from  the  Tyrian  Main 
'*  To    Tigris    and    Epubrates  Banks. 

26.  "  Me  for   his  Father  he  (hall  take, 
"  His   God   and  Rock  of  Safety  call  ; 

27.  "  Him  I  mv  firft-boin  Son  will  make, 
"  And  earthly  Kings  his    Subjects  all. 

zS    "  To  him  my  Mercy    I'll  fecure, 
"  My    Cov'nant  make  for  ever  fall. 

29.  *«  His    Seed  for    ever  mail  endure, 

«'  His  Throne,    till   Heav'n  diflblve,  Ovali  laft. 

PART    II. 

30.  "  Bat  if  his  Heirs  my   Law  forfake, 
•■  And  from   my  facred   Precepts   ftray  ; 

31.  "  If  they  my   righteous  Statutes  break, 
"  Nor  ftrictly  my   Commands   obey  ; 

32.  "  Their  Sins   Til  vifit  with    a  Rod, 

••  And  for  their  Follv  make  them  fm3rt  ;  ': 
3  j.  "  Yet  will  not  ceafe  to  be  their  God, 
"  Nor   from  my   Truth,  like    them   depart. 

34./  I*  My  Covenant  I   will  nt'er  revoke, 

•'  Bat  in  Remembrance  fad    retain  ; 

4*  Tne    Thing,  that  once  my  Lips  have  fpok*, 

V  Shall    in  eternal    Force  remain. 

35.   (i   Once   hive   I    fworn,  but  once  for  all, 

■'  And   mads    my  Holinefs   the  Tie, 

"   That  I  my  Grant   will  ne'er  recall, 

"  Nor   to    my  Servant    David  lie. 

36.  «  Whofc 


:  62         P  SAL  M:  Ixxxhc. 

3&  "  Whofe  Throne  and  Race  the  ronPant  Sun 
"  Shall,   like  his  Courfe,   tflablJfhfd  fee  : 

37.  "   Of  this  my  Oath,  thou  confc'iou*  Moon, 
■«  In  Heav'n  my  faithful  Witncfs  be" 

38.  Such  %vns  thy  grpciotr  Promife,   Lord,. 
But  Thou  rraft  now  our  Tribes   fbrfook, 
Thy  own    Anointed  hsft  abhorr'd, 

And  turn'd  on  him  thy  wrathful  Look. 

39.  Thou  feemeft  to  have  render'd  void 
The  Cov'nant  with  thy  Servant  made, 
Thoh  haft  his  Dignity  deflroy'd, 

And  in  the.  Duft  his  Horour  laid. 

40.  Of  ftrong  Hold?  Thou  haft  him  bereft, 
And  brought  his  Bulwarks  to  decay  ; 

41.  His  frontier  Coaits  defencelefs  left, 
A  public  Scorn,  and  common  Prey. 

42.  His  Ruin  does  glad  Triumphs  yield 
r£o  Foes  advanced  by  Thee  to  Might; 

45.  Thou  haft  his  ccncpVing  Sword  unfteePd, 
His  Valour  turn'd  to  fhameful    Flight. 

44.  His  Glory  is  to  D  .rknefs  fled, 

His  Throne  is  levell'd  with   the  Ground  : 

45.  His  Youth  to  wretched  Bondage  led, 
With  Shame  o'er whelm'd  and  Sorrow  drown'd. 

46.  Hew  long  fhall  we  thy  Abfence  mourn  ? 
Wilt  Thou  for  ever,  Lord,  retire  ? 

Shall  thy  confuming  Anger  bum 
'Till   that  and  we  at  once  expire  ? 

47.  Confider,   Lord,  how  fhorc  a  Space 
'1  hou  doft  for  mortal  Life  ordain  ; 
No  Method  to  prolong  the  Race, 

But  lozidinp:  it  with  Grief  and  Pain. 

S  48.  What 


PSALM  ixxxix,  xc.        1 63 

48.  What  Man  is  he  that  can   controul 
Death's  Uriel  unalterable  Doom  ? 

Or   refcue    from    the  Grave  his    Soul, 
The   Grave  that   mult   Mankind  entomb  ? 

49.  Lord,  where's  thy  Love,  thy  bouniiefs 
The  Oath  to  which  thy  Truth  did  fear,  [Grace, 
Confign'd  to  David  and  his  Race, 

The  Grant  which  Time  fhou'd  ne'er  repeal  ? 

$0    See  how  thy  Servants  treated  are 
With  Infamy,  Reproach  and  Spite  ; 
Which  in  my  filent  Bread  I  bear  ; 
From  Nations  of  licentious  Might, 
£i.  How  they,  reproaching  thy  great  Name, 
Have  made  thy  Servant's  Hope  their  Jeft  : 
52.  Yet  thv  jaft  Praifes  we'll    proclaim, 
And  ever  fcg,  The  Lord  be  bleft. 

Amen>  Amen, 
PSALM    XQ. 
1   ^v  LORD,  the  Saviour  and  Defe&ce- 

\J     of  us  thy  chofen  P^ce, 
From  Age  to  Age  Thou  ftill  had  been 
our  fure   abiding  Place. 

2.  Before  Thou  brought'ft  the  Mountains  forth, 
or  th'  Earth  and  World  didft  frame, 

Thou  always  wert  the  mighty   God, 
and  ever  art  the  fame  : 

3.  Thou  turnefl  Man,  O  Lord,  to  Dull, 
of  which  he  firft  was  made  ; 

And  when   Thou  fpeak'ft  the  Word,   Return? 
'cis  initantiy   obey'd. 

4.  For  in  thy  Sight  a  thoufind  Years 
are  like   a  Day  that's  pill, 

Or  like    a      Watch   in  Dead   of  Night, 
whole   Hours   unminded  wafte. 

t.  Thou 


164  PSALM    xc. 

5.  Thou  fweep'ir.  us  off  a*  with  a  Flood, 

we  vanilh  hence  like   Dreams  ; 
At  firft   we  grow   like  Grafs   that  feels- 

the   Sun's   reviving    Beams  : 
6*  But   howfctver   frcfh  and  fair, 

Its   Morning   Beauty  iTiows  ; 
'Tis  all  cut   down  and  uither'd  quite 

he/ore  the  Evening  clofe. 

7,  8.    We  by  thine  Anger  are  confum'd, 
and  by  thy   Wraih    difmay'd  ; 

Our  publick  Crimes   and  fecret   Sins 
before  thy  Sight  are  laid. 

9.  Beneath  thy    Anger's    ted  Effects 
our  drooping    Days  we  fpenc  i 

Our  unregarded  Years    break  off 
like  Tales  thai  quickly  end. 

10.  Our  Term  of  Time   is  feventy  Year*-, 
an  Age  that  few  furvive  : 

But  if,  with  more  than   common  Strength, 

to  eighty  we  arrive  : 
Yet  then  our  boaited    Strength   decays, 

to    Sorrow    turn'd    and    Pain  : 
So  foon   the    flender  Thread  is  cut, 

and  we   no  more,  remain. 

PART    11/ 

ir.   But  who  thy 'Anger's  dread   liTiSs 

docs,  as  he   ought   revere  t 
And  )et  thy  Wrath  dees  fall   or   rife, 

£  as  more  or  lefs   we   fear. 
12.    So  reach    us,  Lord,  th!   uncertain  Sum 

of  our  Ihon  Days  to  mind, 
That  to   true  Wifdom  all  our  Hearts 
may   ever  be  inclin'd. 


13.  o 


P  S  A  L  M    xc,'  xci.  1-65 

13.   O   to  thy   Servants,    Lord,   return, 

and   fpeedily    relent  ! 
As  we  for  our  Mifdeeds,    do  Thou 

of  our  juft   Doom    repent. 
14    To  fatisfy   and  chear    our  Souls, 

thy  early  IVL'rey  fend  j 
That  we  may   all  our   Days  to  come, 

in   Joy   and  Comfort  fpend. 

1.5.  Let  happy  Times  with  large  Amends 

dry   up    our   former    Tears, 
Or  equal   at  the   leaft  the   Term 

of  our  zmicted   Years. 

1 6.  To  all  thy  Servants,  Lord,  let   this 
thy  wond'rous  Work  be  known, 

And  to  our  Offspring  yet  unborn, 
thy   glorious   Pow'r  be  mown. 

17.  Let  thy  bright  Rays  upon  us  mine, 
give   Thou    our  Work   Succefs  ; 

The   glorious   Work  we  have  in  Hand 
do  Thou  vouchfafe  to    blefs. 
P  SAL  M  XCI. 
i    T  YE   that  has  Gcd  hi*   Guardian  made, 
jTl  Shall,  under   the  Almighty's  Shade, 
Secure  and  uncrifturbd   abide. 
2.  Thus  to  my  Soul,  of  him  I'll  fay, 
He   is  my  Fortrefs  and  my   Stay, 

My   God  in   whom  I  will  confide. 


3.  His  tender   Love   and  watchful  Care 
Shall  free   thee  from   the  Fowler's  Snare, 

And   from  the  noifome  Peitilence  : 

4.  He     over   thee   his  Wing-s   fhall  fpread, 
And   cover   thy   unguarded    Head) 

His  Truth  fhall  be    thy    itrong  Defence. 

5.  No 


66 


PSALM  xci. 


"-' 


5.  No  Terrors  that  furprize  by  Night, 
Shall    thy  undaunted  Courage  fright, 

Nor   deadly  Shafts   that  fly  by    Day; 

6.  Nor  Pbgue,  of  unknown    Rife,    that  kills 
In   Darkrefs,  nor  inftclious  I\\s 

That   in  the  hotteft  Scafon   flay. 

7.  A  Thouftmd    at  thy  Side   (hall   cie, 
At  thy  right  Hand  ten  thoufand  lie, 

While  thy    firm  Health  untouch'd  remains  : 
8    Thou  only  {halt   look  on  and  fee 
The   Wicked's  fad  Cataflrophe, 

And   count   the  Sinners  mournful    Gains. 

9.  Becaufe  (with  well-plac'd  Confidence) 
Thou  mak'ft   the  Lord  thy  fure  Defence* 

And  on  the  Highefl  do'fr  rely  ; 

10.  Therefore  no  111  (hall   thee  befal, 
Nor  to  thy  healthful   Dwelling    /hall 

Any  infectious   Plague  draw  nigh. 

11.  For  He  throughout  thy    happy  Days, 
To  keep  thee  hte    in  all  thy  Ways, 

Shall  give  his   Angels  Ariel  Commands  ; 

12.  And  they,  left  thou  fhouJd'ft  chance  to  meet 
With  fome  rough  Stone  to    wound  thy  Feet, 

Shall    bear  thee   fafely  in  their  Hands. 

13    Dragons  and   Afps    that  third  for  Blood, 
And  Lions  roaring  for  their   Food, 

Beneath    his  coi.qu'ring  Feet  fliall  lie. 

14.  Becaufe  he'lov'd    and  honour'd  Me, 
Therefore  (fays  God)   I'll   fet  him   free, 

And  fix  his  glorious    Thione   on  high. 

15.  He'll  call  ;  I'll  anfwer   when  he   calls, 
And  refcue  him  when  111  befals ;       Jncreafe 


PSALM    xci,  xcit.        167 

[ncreafe  his  Honour  and  his  Wealth  : 
16.  And  when,  with  undifturb'd  Content, 
His    long  and    happy    Life    is  fpent, 

His  End   HI  crown    with   faying   Health. 
P  S  A  L  M    XCfl. 
1    TJO'-V  good    an  i  pleafint   mud  it  be 

j[      co    thank  the  Lord    molt    high; 
And    with  repeated    Hymns    of  Praife, 
his   Name   to  magnify* 

2.  V/i-th   ev'ry   Morning'^   early  Dawn, 
his    Goodn.fa    to  relate  ; 

And   of  his  conilant  Truth,   each   Night 
the  glad  Effecb  repeat. 

3.  To    ten  Itring'd  Inftruments    we'll  fing, 
with    tuneful   Pfalt/ries  join'd, 

And  to  the    Hirp,   with   folemn   Sounds 
for  facrei    U(a  defign'd. 

4.  For  thro'  thy    wonJrous  Works,    O  Lord, 

Thou   m ak'il    ray    Heart    rejoice  ; 
The  Thoughts   of  them  mail   make  me  glad, 
and   fhout  with   chearful   Voice. 

5.  6.  How  wondVous  are  thy  Works,  O  Lord  ! 
how  deep  are    thy    Decrees! 

Whofe  winding  Tracks,  in  fecret  laid, 

no   flupid  Sinner   fees. 
7.  He  littl?  thinks,  when  wicked  Men, 

like  Graf?,  look  frefh  and  gay  ; 
How  foon  their  fhort-liv'd  Splendor  mult 

for  ever  pafs  away. 

S,  9.  But  Thou,  my  God,  art  ftill  moil  High  ; 

and  all   thy  Joftv   Foes, 
Who  thought  they  might  fecurely  fin, 

fhall  be  o'erwheim'd  with  VVoes. 

io,  Whilft 


1 68        PSALM   xcii,  xciii. 

io.  Whilft  Thou  cxalt'ft  my  fov'reign  Pow'r, 

and  mak'ft  it  largely  fpread  ; 
And  with  refre  filing  Oil  anoint '11 

my  coniecrated  Head. 

ii.   I  foon  fliall  fee  my  ftubborn  Foes 

to   utter  Ruin   brought  ; 
And  hear  the  difmal  End  cf  thcfe, 

who  have  againft  me  fought. 

12.  But  righteous  Men,  like  fruitful  Palms, 
(hall  make  a  glorious  Show  ; 

As  Cedars  th?.t  on  Lebanon 
in  flately  Order  grow. 

13,  14.  Thefe,  planted  in  theHoufe  of  God, 
within  his  Courts  mall  thrive  ; 

Their  Vigour  and  their  Luftre  both 

mail  in  old  Age  revive. 
15.  Thus  will  the  Lord  his  Juftice  mew  ; 

and  God,  my  tfrong  Defence, 
Shall  due  Rewards  to  all  the  World 

impartially  difpenfe. 

PSALM    XCIII. 
!   T  T  /ITH  Glory  clad,withStrength  array'd, 

Yy      I  he  Lord,  that  o'er  allNature  reigns, 
The   World's  Foundations  ftrongly   laid, 
And  the  valt  Fabrick  Hill  fuitains. 

2.  How  furely  ftabliiVd  is  thy  Throne  ! 
Which  mall  no  Change  or  Period  fee  ; 
For  Thou,  O  Lord,  and  Thou  alone 
Art  God  from  all  Eternity. 

3,  4.  The  Floods,  O  Lord,  lift  up  their  Voice, 
And  tofs  the  troubled   Waves  on  high  ; 

But  God  above  can  ftill  their  Noife, 
And  make  the  angry  Sea  comply. 

5.  Thy 


PSALM   xciiij  xciv.-      i% 

5.  Thy  Promif?,    Lord,    u  -ever   {We, 
And  they,    that  in    thy    Home  would    dwell, 
That   happy  Statron  to  fschft, 
Mail    full   in   Holinefs   excel. 

/*  S  ALU     XCIV. 
■!»/~\  GOD,  to  whom  Reve  :ge  belongs, 
.2-  V-/     tfy   Vengeance    now  di&lcrfe  ; 
Atife,    thou    Judge  of  all  the  Earth, 

and  crufli   thy  -haughty    roes. 
3,4.  How    long,   O  Lord,   (hall  Jinful  Men 

their    folerrrn    Triumphs    make-  ? 
How    long  their  wicked    Actions    boaft, 

and    infolently  fpeak  f 

5,  6     Not  only  they    thy    Saints    opprefs, 

but    unprovok'd,    they    /pill 
The    Widow's  and  the   Stranger's  Biood, 

and    helplefs    Orphans    kill. 
7.  "  And  yet  the   Lord  jhaU  ne'er  perceive, 

(pr'ophfi-nelv    thus  they  fjeak) 
■   Nor  any    Notice   of  our' Deeds 

"   t-he  God  of  Jacob  take.1' 

|8.   At  length,  ye  ftupid  Fools,  your   Wants 
t    endeavour  to    difcern  : 
to  Folly   will  you  fliil   proceed, 

and   Wifdom  never  learn  ? 
9>    ic    Can  He  be  deaf  who  form'd  the  Ear. 

or  blind   who  fram'd  the  Eye  : 
[Shall   Earth's  great  Judge  rot  p'unifh   thofc, 

who  his   known    Will   defy    f 

\ti     He  fathoms  all  the  Thoughts  of  Men, 

to  Him  their  Hearts  lie  bare; 
His  Eye  furveys  them  all,  and  fees 

how  vain   their  Counfels  are.' 

H  PART 


170  V  b  A  L  M     xciv. 

P  A  R  T    II. 
12    Bleft  is  the  Man  whom  Thou,  O  Loxd,^ 

in  Kindnefs  doit  challife, 
And  by  thy  facrcd  Rule6  to  walk 

do'fl  lovingly   sdvife. 
1-3.  This  Man  mall   Reft  and  Snfcty  iTnd 

in  Seafons  of  Diibefs  : 
Whilit  God  prepares  a  Pir  for  thofe, 

that  ftubbojnly   tranfgiefs. 

I 
14    For  God  will- never  from  his  Saints 

his  Favour  wholly  take  : 
His  own  Pofieffion  and  his  Lot, 

he  will  not  quiie  foifoke. 

15,  The  World  mail  then  conftfs  Thee  juft 
in  all  that  Thou  Haft  dene  ; 

And  thofe  that  chuiz  thy  upright  Ways, 
mall  in  thefc  Path*  go  on. 

16,  Who  will  appear  in  my  Behalf, 
(when  wicked  Men  invade) 

Or  who,  when  dinners  would  opprefs, 
my  righteous  Caufe  (hall  plead  ? 

17,  18,   19.  Long  fince   had  I  in  Silence  flept 
but  that  the  Lord  was  near, 

To  flay  me  when  I  flipt  ;  when  fad, 
my  troubled  Heart  to  chear. 

zo    Wilt  Thou,  who  art  a  God  moft  juft, 

their  fmful  Throne  fuftain, 
Who  make  the  Law  a  fair  Pretence 

their  wicked  Ends  to  gain  ? 
2!.    Againfr.  the  Lives  of  righteous  Men 

they  form  their  clofe  Defign  ; 
And^Blood  of  Innocents  to  fpill, 

in  folemn  League  combine. 

22.  Bi 


r  b  A  L  M    xciv*,  xcv.         ijt 

\i.  But  my  Defence  is  firmly  plac'd 

in  God  the  Lord  moll  high   ; 
He  is  my  Rock,   to  which  I  may 

for  Refuge  always   fly 
23.  The  Lord  mall  caufe  their  ill  Deiigns 

on  trfeir  own  Heads    to  fill  : 
He  in  their  Sins  frail  cut    them"  oR', 

our  God  ihali  fhy   them   all. 

P  S  J  I  M     XCV. 

1   /"\  Come,  loud   Anthems  let  us  ling, 

Vy  -Loud   Thanks  to  our  almighty  King  : 
?or  we  our  Voices  high  mould  raife, 
When  our  Salvation's  Rock  we  praife. 
s.  Into  his  Prefence  Kt  us  harte, 
Fo  thank  Him  for  his  Favours  paft  ; 
ro  Him  addrefs  in  joyful  Songs, 
rhe  Praife  that  to  his 'Name  belongs. 

J.  For  God  the  Lord,  enthrcn'd  in  State, 

s,  with   unrivai'd   Glory,  great  : 

\  King  fuperior  far  to  all, 

Whom  by  his  Title  God  we  call. 

f.   The  Depths  of  Earth  are  in  his  Hand, 

ier  fecret  Wealth  at    his    Command  ; 

rhe  Strength  of  Hill*,  that   threat  the  Skies, 

Subje&ed  to  his  Empire  lies. 

;.  The  rolling  Ocean's  vaft  Abyfs 
iy  the  fame  fov'reign  Ri^ht  is  his  : 
Tis  mov'd  by  his  almighty  Hand, 
rhat  form'd  and  fix'd  the  folid  Land. 
»•  O  let  us  to  his  Courts  repair, 
^nd  bow  with   Adoration  there  : 
)own  on  our  Knees  devoutly  all 
before  the  Lord  our  Maker  fall* 

H  2  7.  Fot 


lyi         PSALM    xcv,  xcvi. 

.7.    For  He's  our  God,  our  Shepherd    He, 
His   Flock   and    failure  Sheep    a  e  we. 
.Tf  then  you'll    (tike  his   Flock)  draw  near, 
To-day  if  you   his   Voice  will   hear. 

8.  Let  not    your   l.arcien'd  Hearts  renew 
Your  Fathers  dimes  and  Judgments  too; 
Nor  here  provoke  my  W*tfrh,   as    they 
In  defai  t  Plains  of  Mtribab. 

9.  When  thro'  the  Wildernefs  they  mov'd, 
And  Me   with  frefti   Temptations   piov'd: 
They  dill,   through  Unbelief,  lebdl'd. 
While  they  my  wondVous   Works  beheld. 

10.  II.   They  foriy  Years  my  Patience  griev'd,. 
Tho'  daily  1  their  Wants  reliev'd. 

Then        ■      '  fjs  a  fa^thlcfs  Race,    I  faid, 
Whofe  Heatt  fiom   Me  has  always  ftray'd  ; 

They  ne'er  will  tread   my  righteous  Path  : 
Therefore  to  them,  in  fettled   Wrath, 
Since  they  defpis'd  my  Reft,  I  fvvare, 
That  they  fhould  never  entej-  there. 

PSALM     XCVI 
I    OING    to  the  Lord  a  new  made  Sor.g ; 
l^   Let  Earth  in  one  nfiembled  Throng, 
£Ier   common   Patron's  Praife  refound. 

2.  Sing  to  the   Lord,  and  blefs  his  Name, 
From  Day  to  Day  his  Praife  proclaim, 

Who  us  has  with  Salvation  crown'd. 

3.  To  heathen  Lands  his  Fame  rehearfe, 
His  Wonders   to  the   Univerfe. 

4.  He's  great  and  greatly  to  be  prais'd  ; 
In    Majefty    and   Glory  rais'd 

Above  all  other   Deities. 
%.  For  Pageantry  and  Idols  all 

Are 


P  S  A  L  M    xcvi,  xcvii.       173 

Are  they  whom  Gods    the    Heathen  call  : 
He   only  rules   who    made  the  Skies. 

6.  With.  M;  jefty  and    Honrur  crown'd, 
Beauty  and  Strength    his   Thrcne  furround  ; 

7.  Be    therefore   both  to   Him    reftor'd1 
By  >">u,   who  have   falfe  Gods   ador'd, 

Af:r.be  due   Honour   to    his  Name; 
8    Peace-OfP'ings    on  his    Altar  Jay, 
Before  his  Throne  your  Homage  pay, 

Which    He,  and    He    a!©ne  can  claim. 
9.    To.worfino  at   his   facred   Court, 
Let  all   the   trembling  World   refort. 

10    Pioclaim  a!ouH,  Jel-ovab  reigns, 
Whofe  Power   the  Univeife  fuilains, 
And    banifh'd  J  u  if  ice  will  reiloie. 
ii-    Let  therefore   Heav'n  new  Joys  ccnfefs, 
And    he iv Vy,  Mirth  let   E.vih  exprefs, 
Its  loud    Applaufe  the   Ocean  roar  ; 
I's  mute    Inhabitants  rejoice, 
And  for    this   Triumph  rind  a  Voice. 

12.  For  Joy  let  fertile   Valiies  fing, 

The  chearful    Groves   their  Tribute  brinp-^ 

The  tuneful  Choir  of  Birds  aaake, 
i  5.  The.  Lord's  Approach  to  celeb  ate, 
Who  now  fets   out   with    anful   Sta'e, 

His.  Circuit  through  the  Ea»th  to  talce. 
From  Heav'n  to  judge  the   World  He'sccne, 
With  Juftice  to  reward  and  room. 
PSALM    XCVH. 
1     JEHOVAH  reigns,  let  ail  the  Earth 
J      in.  his  juir.  Government  rejoice  \. 
Let  all  the    Ifles  with  facred    Mirth,  .     . 

In  his   Applaufe  unite   their  Voice.. 

H3      .  2,  Dark- 


174  PSALM  xcvii. 

2.  Darkncfs  and  Clouds  of  awful  Shade 
1 3 is  dazling  Glory  throud  in   State  ; 
Juilice  and  Truth  his  Guards  are  mader 
Ana   fix-'d  by   his  Pavilion  wait. 

■3.  Devouring  Fire  before  his  Face 
His   Foes  a-'ound  with   Vengcarce  ftruck  ; 
4.   H13   L.ightninos  fet  the  World  on    blaze  j 
Earth    faw    it  and  with  Terror  ihook. 
5     The  p;ondelt  H1T3  his  Prefence    felt, 
Their  Height  nor  Strength  could   Help  afford, 
The  proudeic   Hills  like   Wax  did  melt 
In  Prefence  .of  th'  almighty   Lord 

6.  The  Heav'ns  his  Righteoufnefs  to  mow, 
With  Storms  of  Fire  our  Foes    purfu'il, 
And  all    the  trembling  World    below, 
JBatfe  his-defcending  Glory  view'd. 

7.  Confounded    be   their  impious  Ho(r, 
V/ho  make  the  Gods  to   whom  they   pray  > 
All  uho  of  Pageant  Idols  boaft   ; 

To  II im,   ye  Gods,  your  Worihip  pay, 

8  Glad    Siau  0/  thy    Triumph    heard, 
A$d    Juiiabyi    Daughters    were  o'erjoy'd  ; 
Because  thy  righteous  Judgments,   Lord, 
Have  pagan  P;ide  and   Pow'r   defiroy'd. 

9  for  thou,  O  God,  art   feated  high, 
above    Earth's   Potentates  enthroned  : 
'\  ...  u,   Lo.-d.    unrival'd    in    the  Sky, 
Supreme  by  all   the  Gods  arc  owr.'d. 

io    You,  who  to  ferte  this    Lord  afpirej 
Abhor  what's  111,  and    Truth   efteein   : 
He'll  keep   his  Servants    Souls    entire, 
And  them  fcom  wicked  Hands  redeem. 

u.  fcr 


PS   A  L   M  xcvii,  xcviii.       175 

1  1     For  Seeds  are  fown  of  glorious  Light, 
A   future    Harveft    for   the  Juft  ; 
And  Giainefs  for   the  Heart  upright, 
To   recompense  its  pious   Trrifr.. 

12:  Rejoice,  ye  righteou?,  m   the  Lord  ; 
Memorials    of  his    Holinefs, 
Deep  in  your  faithful    Breads  record, 
And  with  vettr  thankful   Tongue*  cor.fefs. 

PSALM    XCVUI. 
i    QING    to  the  Lor-ci  a  new-made  Song, 
Jj;     who  wondrous  Things    has   done  : 
Y/ith  his    right  Hand    and   holy  Arm, 

the    Conqueft   he    has  won. 
21  The  Lord  has  through  th'  aitonifn'd  World: 

difplay'd   his   faving    Might, 
And  made  his  righteous  Afts  appear 

in  all  the  Heathens  Sight. 

3.  Of  Ifr'eVi  KouTe   his   Love  and  Truth 

have  ever  mindful  been  ; 
Wide  Earth's  remote!*    Parts  the  PowY 
of  //rVs   God   have   fee'ff. 

4.  Let  therefore  Earth's    Inhabitants 
their  chearful   Voices  raife, 

And  &11  wi*h  univerfal  Joy 

refound  their   Maker's  praife. 

5.  With  Harps  and  Hymns  Toft  Melody' 

into  the  Confort  biing, 

6.  The  Trumpet  and  fhriil  Corners  Sound 
before  th'  almighty  King. 

7.  Let  the  loud    Ocean  roar  her  Joy, 

with  all    that  Seas  contain  ; 

The    Earth   and  her  Inhabitants 

join   Confort  with  the  Main, 

H  4  8.  With' 


\?6      P  S  A  L  M    xcviii,  xcix. 

i    With  Joy  let  Riv'Iet*  fwell  to   Streams, 

10  fpreading   Torrents   ihey  ; 
And  ecchoing   Va'es  fiom    Hi'l   to  Hill,    • 

redoubled  Shouts  convey  ; 
9.  To  welcome  down  the  World's  great  Judge, 

who  does    wich    Ji<(tice  come, 
And   with  impartial   Equity, 

both  to  reward  and  doom. 

PSALM    XCIX. 

3    tEHOVAII  reign^,  let  therefore  all 

J      the  gti'ty  Nations  quake; 
On  Cherubs  Wings  He  fits  enthron'd  ; 

Itt  Eartfc's  Foundations  make. 
2.  On  Sicny$  Hill  He  keeps  his  Ccujt, 

his  Palace    makes  her  Towr's  ; 
Yet  thence  his  Sov'ieignty  extends 

fupreme  o'er    earthly  Powr's. 

5..  Let  therefore  all  with-Praife  addiefs 

his  great,  and  dreadful  Name, 
And  with   his  unn fifed  Might 

his  Holinefs  pioclaim. 

4.  For  Truth  and  Juftice,   in  his  Reign, 
cf  Strength  and   Pow'r  take   place  : 

His  Judgments  aje  with    Rightecufntfs 
cifpens'd  to  Jacc.o^  Race. 

5.  Therefore  rxalt  the   Led  our  Gcd,. 
btfore  his   Foctfool   fall  ; 

And  with  his    unrefined  M:ghr, 
his   Holinefs  extol. 

6.  Moff*  and  Aaion  thus  of  dd, 
amongit.    his    pjittls  ador'd  ; 

Amongft   his   Prrph<  ts   Samuel   thus, 
his  facred  Name  implord  ; 

Diiti«fs'd, 


PSALM  xcix,  c.         .  177 

DiitrefsM,  upon  the    Lord  they  call'd, 

who  ne'er  their  Suit  deny'd  ; 
But,  as  with   Rev'rence  they  implor'd, 

He  gracioufly  reply'd. 

7.  For  with  their  Camp,  to  guide  their  March, 
the    cloudy   Pillar  mov'd  : 

They  kept  his   Laws,  and   to  his  WiH 
obedient  Servants  prov'd. 

8.  He  anfwer'd  them,  forgiving  ofc 
his  People  for  their  Sake  ; 

And  thofe,  who  rafhly  them  oppos'd 
did  fad    Examples    make. 

9.  With  Wfcrmip  at  his  facred  Courts 
exalt  our  God   and  Lord  ; 

For  He,   who  only  holy  15, 
alone  mould  be  ador'd.. 

P  S  A  I  M    C. 

i,\X7TTH  one  Confent  let  all  the  Earth 

2.  W     To  God  their  chearful  Voices  raife  : 
Glad  Homage  pay  with  awful  Mirth, 
And  fing  before  him  Songs  of  Praife. 

3.  Convinc'd  that  He  is   God  alone, 
From,  whom    both   we  and  all  proceed  ; 
tVe,   whom  He  chufes  for  his  own, 
The  Flock  which  He. vouchsafes  to  feed, 

4.  O  enter,  then   his  Temple   Gate, 
Thence. to  his   Courts  devoutly  pref?, 
And  fti  I  your  grateful   Hymns   repeat, 
And  dill  his   Name   with  Praifes    btefo 

5.  For  He's  the  Lord  fup-emely  good, 
His  Mercy  is  for  ever  fare  ; 

His '  IVuth,  which  all    times  firmly  flood., 
To  Qidlcfs  Ages  fhi!l  endure. 

H  5  P  $  d  I  iV 


j;S         P   S  A  L  M    ci,  cii. 
p  5  a  L  M  CI. 

I    •"\F  Mercy's  neicr-failing  Spring 

\J     And  ftt4fe.fi  Judgment  I  will  fing  ; 
And   fincc  they    both  to   Thee  belong, 
To  Thee,  O  Lord,  addrefs  my  Song. 

2.  When,  Lovd,  Thou   male  with  me  fefide, 
Wife  Difcipline  mv   Reign  ihall   guide; 
With  blamelefs  Life  myfelf   Vto   make 

A  Pattern  for  my    Court  to  take. 

3.  No   111  Defign  will  I  purfae, 

Nor  thofe  my  Fav'rites  make   that  ^o. 

4.  Who  to  Reproof  has  no  Regard, 
Him  will  I  totally   difcard. 

v  The  private  Slarderer  ihall  be 
In    publick  Juftiee  doom'd  by  me: 
Frcm   haughty   Looks  I'll  turn  afide, 
And  mortify  the  Heart  of  Pride. 

6.  But  Horelly,  call'd  frcm  her  Cell, 
In  Splendor   at   my  Court  (hall   dwell  : 
Who  Virtue's  Practice  make  their  Care, 
Shall    have    the  firft  Preferments  there. 

7.  No  Politicks   (hall  recommend 

His  Countries    Foe  to  be  my    Fjiend  ; 
None    e're  fhall    to  my    Favour   rife 
By  flatt'jing  or   malicious  Lies. 

8.  All  thofe  who  wicked  Ccurfes  take, 
An    early    8a:rinca   I'll  make  ; 

Cut  off,   dtflroy,   'rill    none  remain 
Gcd's   holy    Citv    to  prophane. 

I  PSALM    CIL 

V  TXTHEN  I  pour  out    my   Soul  in  PiayY 

*  V       do,   Thou,   O  Lord,  attend  ; 
Ta  thy  eternal  Throne  of  Grace 

let  mj  fsd  Cry    after, d.  2.  O 


FS  A  L  M   cii.  it]<) 

2.  O  hide  not.  Thou  thy  glorious  Face 
in  Times  of  deep  Diftrefs  : 

In-line    thine   Ear,   and  when  I  call* 
my   Sorrows   foon  redrefs. 

3.  Each  cloudy  Portion  of  my  Life 

like  fcatter'd  Smoke   expires  ; 
My  mrirePd  Bores   are  like  a  Hearth, 

that's   parch'd   with  conftant  Fires. 
4..  My    Heart,  like  Grafs   that   feels  the  Btati 

of  fofne  infectious    Wind, 
Does    languish    fo   with  Grief,    that  fcarce 

my  needful  Food  I  mind. 

5.  By   reaffdn  of  my   fad   Eftate 

I  fpe  nd   my  Brealh  in   Groans  ; 

My   Ftefh  is   worn  away,   my  Skin 

fcarce  hides   my   Parting   Bones. 

6.  I'm   like  a  Pelican   become, 
that  does  in   Defarts  mourn  : 

Or  like  an   Owl  that  fits  all  Day 
on  barren  Trees   forlorn. 

7.  Tn  Watchings   or  in  reftlefs  Dreams 
the    Ni?ht  by   me  is  fpent, 

As  by    thofe  folitary    Birds, 

that    lonefome   Roofs  frequent. 

8.  All  Day  by  railing  Foes   I'm  made 

the   Subject  of  their   Scorn  ; 
Who  all  pofTefs'd  with  furious  Rage, 
have  my  Deftru&jon  fworn. 

9.  When  grov'ling  on  the  Ground  I  lie, 
opprefs'd  with  Giief  and   Fears, 

My  Bread    is    ftrew'd   with  Allies   o'er, 
My  Drirk  is   mix'd  with  Tears. 

jo.  Becsufe 


ifto  P  S  A  L  M    cii. 

10.  B*ca«f?  on    me  with  double  Weight 

thv   heavy   Wia'.h   doth    lie: 
For  Thou,    to  m?ke    my   Fall   more  grca-r, 

dicil  lift  me   up  on  high. 

lit  My  Days  juft  haft'ning-  to  their  End* 

a:e  like  an  Ev'ning  Shade  : 
My    Eeauty  does  like  wither'd  Graff, 

with    waning    Luitre  fade. 
iz.   But    thy    eternal    State,    O   Lord, 

no  Length    of  Time  mail  wafte  : 
The  Mem'ry  of  thy  wond'rous  Works 

from  Age  to   Age  fhall    laft. 

33.   Thou  malt  arife,  and,  Sfon  view 

with  an  unclouded  Face  : 
For  new  her  Time  is  come,  thy  own 

appoiotcd  Day  of  Grace. 
J.J..  Her  fcatter'd  Ruins  by  thy  Saints 

with  Pity  aie  furvey'd  : 
They  grieve  to  fee  her  lofty  Spires 

in  Duft  and  Rubbiih  laid. 

15,  16.  The  Name  and  Glory  of  the  Lord. 

all  heathen  Kir.gs  mail  fear  ; 
When  He   fhail  Sion  bui'd   again*, 

and   in  full   State  appear. 
17,    18.   When   He  regards  the.  Poor's  Requeft, 

nor  flights   their  eameft  Pray'r  ; 
Our  Sens  for   this  recorded  Grace, 

fhall  his  juil  Praife.  declare. 

19    For  God   frcm   his  Abode  on  high, 
his  gracious  Beams   difplay'd  ; 
Lord,  f;om  Heav'n,    his  lofty  Throne, 
th   all  the  Eanh  furVtv'd, 

20    He. 


PS,  A  L  M  ciL  i?  i 

20.  He.  liflen'd  to  the  Captives  Moarwr      , 
He   heard  their  mournful  Cry,. 

And  freed,,  by  his  reliefs  Pow'r, 
the  Wretches  doom'd    to   dif ». 

21.  That  they  in  Sion,  where  Kc. dwells,, 
might  celebrate  his  Fame, 

And  through  the  holy  City  fmg 
loud   Piaifes  to  his  Name. 

22.  When  all  the   Tiihcs  aflembling  there, 
their  folemn   Vows  addrefs, 

And  neighb'ring  Lands  with   glad   Content^ 
the   Lord  their   God  confefs, 

2}.  But  e'er  my   Race  is  run,  my   Strer^h 

through,  his  fierce,   Wrath  decays  ; 
He   has,    when  all  my  Wifhes  bloom'd, 

cut  fhort  my.  hopeful  Days. 
24,.  Lord,  end   not  Thou  my  Life,  faid  Jh 

when  half  is  fcarcely  pail  : 
Thy  Years  from  worldly  Changes  free, 

to  endlefs  Ages   laft. 

25.  The  ftrong  Foundations  of  the  Earth 
of  old  by  Thee  were   laid  ; 

Thy  Hands  the  beauteous    Arch  of  Heav'a 
with   wond^o^is  Skill  have  made  : 

26,  27.  Whijft  Thou,  for  ever  lha't  en,durg, 
they  foon  fhall  pafs  away  ; 

And  like  a  Garment  often   worn, 
fhall  tarnijh.and  decay. 

Like  that,  when  Thou  ordain'it.  their  Charges 

to  thy  Command   they   bend  ; 
But.   Thou  continu'it  ftill  the   lame, 

tot  have  thy  Years  an.  End. 

'  z8i  Thou 


x«2         PSALM  ft, 


cm. 


28.  Thou  to  the   Children  of  thy  Stints, 

fhalt  Jailing  Quiet  give  ; 
Whofe  happy  fcace  fecurely    fix'd,' 

fhall  hi  thy    Prefence   live. 

PSALM    cur. 
1,11  TfY.Soul,  irifpir'd  with   facred   Lcve, 
2.|VX     God's   holy  Name  for  ever   blefs  : 
Of  all  his  Favours  mindful  prove, 
And  ftill  thy  grateful  Thanks  expreft. 
3,   4.  '"Pis  He  that  all  thy  Sins  Forgives, 
And  after  Sicknefs  mtfkes  thee  found  ; 
From  Danger  He  thy  Life   relieves, 
By  Him  with  Grace  and  Mercy   crewn'd. 

5,  6.  He  with  good  Things  my  Mouth  fuppHes, 

My  Vigor,  Eagle-like,    rdnews  : 

He,  when    the  guiltlefi  SufPrer  Cries, 

His   Foe  with  jult  Revenge  purfues. 

7.-  God  made  of  old  his  righteous  Ways 

To  Moles  and  our   Father?   known  ; 

His  Works  to  his  eternal  Praife,. 

Were  to  the  Sons  of  Jacob  fhown. 

8.  The  Lord  abounds  with  tender  Love, 
And  unex?mp)fd  Acls  of  Grace  : 

His  waken'd    Wraih  does  ftowiy   move, 
His  willing  Mercy  flows  ap^ce. 

9,  io.  Gcd  will  not  always  har'flily  chide, -. 
But  with  his   Anger  quickh    part  ; 

And  loves  his  Punifhments    o  guide, 
More  by  his  Love  than  our  Defer t. 

H.   A?  high  as  Heav*n  its   Areh  extends 
Abcve  this  litile   Spot  of  Clay  : 
So  much  his   boundlef    Love  tranfetnds 
The  /"mail  Rtfpects  that  we  can  pav. 

12,  13.   As 


PSALM   ciii,  civ.  1*83 

12,  13.  As  far  as  'tis  from  Eaft  to  Welt,< 
So  far  has  He  our  Sins  remov'd, 
Who  with  a  Father's  tender  Breaft 
Has  fuch  as  fear'd  Him  always  lov'd. 

14,  15.  For  God,  who  all  on r  Frame  furveysy 

Confiders  that  we  are  but  Clay  : 

How  frefh  fo'er  we  feem,  our  Days 

Like  Grafs  or  Flow'rs  muft  fade  away  : 

16.  17.  Whilft  they  are  r.ipt  with  fudden  Blafls^ 

Nor  can  we  find  their  former  Place  1 

God's  faithful  Mercy  ever  lafts, 

To  thofe  that  fear  Him,  and  their  Race, 

18.  This  fhall  attend  on  fuch  as  Hill 
Proceed  in  his  appointed   Way  ; 
And  who  not  only  know  his  WiU, 
But  to  it  juft  Obedience  pay. 

19,  20*  The  Lord,  the  univerfal  King, 
In  Heav'n  has  nVd  his  lofty  Throne  : 
To  Him,  ye  Angels,   Praifes  flag-, 

In  whole  great  Strength  his  Pow'r  is  fhowru 

Ye  that  his  juft  Commands  obey, 

And  hear  and  do  his  facred   Will  : 

2i.  Ye  Holts  of  his  this  Tribute  pay> 

Who  itill  what  He  ordains  fulfil. 

22.   Let  ev'ry  Creature  jointly  blefe 

The  mighty  Lord  :   And  thou,  my  Hearr*     . 

With  graceful  Joy  thy  Thanks  expre£», 

And  in  this  Coniort  bear  thy  Part. 

P  S  A  L  M    CIV. 
1   TJLESS  G<  d,  rrtjj  Soul  ,  Thou  Lord,  alone 

Xj     r'oiTefTeit  Empire  without  Bounds, 
With  Honour  Thou  art  crown'd,  thy  Throne 
Eternal  Majefty  fm  rounds* 

z.  With 


**4         PSALM,  civ. 

2.  With  Ligh£  Thou  deft  .thyfelf  enrobe,, 
And  Glory  for  a  Garment  take  : 
Heavens  Curtains  ft; etch  beyond  the   Globe, 
Thy  Canopy   of  State  to  make. 

3.  God  builds  on  liquid  Air  and   forms    . 
His  Palace  Chambers  in    the   Skies  ; 
The  Clouds  his  Chariots  are,  and  Storms 
The.  fwift-wing'd  Steeds  with   winch  he  flies, 

4.  As  bright   as  Flame,  as   iwift  as  Wind, 
His  Minifters  HeavVs.  Palace   fill, 

To  have  their  fundry  Talks   affign'd  : 
All  proud  to  ferve  their  Sovereign's   Will. 

5.  6.  Earth  on  her  Centre  hVd  He   fer. 
Her   Face  with    Waters  oveifpiead  ; 
Nor  proudeft  Mountains  dai'd  as  yet, 
To   lift  above,  the  ,  Waves   their   Head. 

7.  But  when  thy   awful    Face  appear'd, 
Th'  .infulting   Waves    difpers'd  ;  they  fie.!,, 
When   once  thy  Thunder's  Voice  they  heard, 
And  by  their  Hafte  confefs'd  their   Dread. 

8.  Thence  up   by  fecret   Tracks  they   creep, 
And  gu firing  from  the  Mountain's   Side, 
Thro'   Valiies  travel  to  the  Deep, 
Appointed    to  receive    their    Tide. 

g.  There  hafte  thou  £x'd  the  Ocean's  Bounds 
The  threading  Surges  to  repel  ; 
That  they  no   more  o'erpafs  their  Mou»ds, 
Nor  to   a  feconi  Deluge  ftvell. 
PAR   T    XL 
10.  Yet  thence  in   fmaller  Parties  drawn,    , 
The  Sea  recovers  her   loft  Hills  ; 


And  flarting   Springs  from   ev'ry    Lawn, 
Surprize  the  Vi'es  with  plenteous  Rills. 


11.  Ths. 


PS  A  L  M    civ;  185 

if.  The  Fields  tame  Beafls  are  thither  led, 
Weary   with    Labour,    faint    with    Drought  ; 
And   AfTes    on    wild    Mountains  bred, 
Have  Senfe  to  find  thefe  Currents  out* 

12.  There  fhady  Trees  from  fcorching  Beams, 
Yield  Shelter  to  the  feather'd  Throng,  ; 
They  drink,   and  to   the    bounteous   Streams 
Return  the   Tribute  of  their  Song. 
i~].  His  Rains  from  Heav'n  parch'dH ills  recruit, 
That  foon  tranfmit  the   liquid  Store  j 
'  Till  Earth  is  burthen  M  with   her  Fruit, 
And  Nature's  Lap   can  hold  no   more. 

14..  Grafs,    for   our  Cittle  to  devour, 
Ho   makes  the   Growth    of  ev'ry    Field  ; 
Herbs,  for    Man's    Ufe,   of  various    PowV, 
That  either  Fool  or  Ph<  fi:k  yield. 
I  j.   With  clulter'd  Grapes  he  crowns  the  Vine, 
To  chear  Man's    Heart  opp.eft    with    Care?, 
Gives   Oil  that  makes   his   Face  to   fliine  ; 
And   Corn,  that   wafced  itreigth  repairs. 
PART    111. 

16.  The   Trees  of  God.   without  the  Cars 
Or   Art   of  Man,    with    Sap  are  fed  ; 
The  Mountain   Cedar  looks  as    fair, 

As    thofe  in   royal   Gardens    bred. 

17.  Safe  in   the    lofty  Cedar's   Arms 
The    Wand'rers    of  the    Air    may  reft  ; 
The  hofpitable   Pine  from    Harms 
"Prote&s  the    Stork,  her  pious   Gueft. 

1 3.  Wild   Goats   the  craggy  Rock  afcenJ, 
Its    to-v'ririg   Heights    their   Fortrefs  make,, 
Whofe   Ceils   in   Labyrinths  extend, 
Wh^re  feebler   Creatures  Refuge  tak^ 

19.  The 


r86  PSALM  civ-. 

19.  The  Moon's  inconftant   Afpett   fhcwo 
Th'  appointed   Seafonsofthe  Year  ; 

Th'   initru&ed  Sun   his    Duty  knows, 
His  Hours   to  rife  and    difappear. 

20,  2 1 .  Darknefs  He  makes  the  Earth  to'fhroud, 
When  Foreft  Beafh  fecurely    ftray  ; 

Ycung   Lions  roar  their   Wants  aloud 

To  Providence   that   fends  them   Prey. 

Z2.   They  range  all  Night,  on  Slaughter    bent, 

'Till  fummon'd    by  the    riling   Mom, 

To   fkulk  in  Dens,  with  one   Confent, 

The  confcious  Ravagers  return. 

23.  Forth  to   the  Tillage   of  his  Soil, 
The    Hulbandman    fecurely  goes, 
Commencing   with  the  Sun  his   Toil, 
"With  him  returns  to  his  Repose* 
34.   How  various,  Lord,  th-y  Works  aie  found  jv 
For  which  thy    Wifdom    we  adore  ! 
The  Earth  is   with  thy    Treasure  crown'd, 
'Till  Nature's    Hand  can   gralp  no  more. 
PART     IV, 

25.  But  dill,  the  vaft  unfathom'd  Main ., 
Of  Wonders  a  new  Scene  fupplks, 
Whofe  Depths  Inhabitants  comain, 

Of  ev'ry   Form  and   ev'ry  Size. 

26.  Full-freighted  Ships  from  eVry  Poity 
There  cut  their  unmolefted  Way  ; 
Leviathan,  whcm  there  to.  fport 

Thou  mad'ii,  has  Compafs  there  to  play. 

27.  Thcfe  various  Troops  of  Sea  and  Land, 
In  Senfe  of  common   Want  agree  : 

All  wait  on  thy  difpenfing  Hand, 
And  have  their  daily  Alms  from  Thee. 

28.  They 


PSALM  civ,  cv._         187 

29  They   gather  what  thy  Stores  difperfe, 
Without  their  Trouble   to  provide  : 
Thou   op'ft.  thy  Hand,   the  Uhiverfe, 
The  craving  World  is  all  fuppiy'd. 

29.  Thou  for  a  Moment  hid'ft  thy  Face, 
The  num'roi  s   Ranks  of  Creatures  mourn  ; 
Thou  tak'il  their  Breath,   all    Nature's    Race 
Forthwith  to   Mother-Earth    return. 

30  Again  Thou  fend'ft   thy  Spirit  forth, 
T'infpire  the  Mafs  with   vital   Seed  j 
Nature's  reitor'd,    and  Parent- Earth 
Smiles   on  her  new-created  Breed. 

3».  Thus  through  fucceffive  Ages  fUnds 
Firm    fix'd  thy  providential   Care  ; 
PJeas'd  with    the  Work    of  thy  own    Hand*, 
Thou   doit  the    Wades  of  Time   repair. 

32.  One  Look  of  thine,  one  wrathful  Look, 
Earth's    panting   Breaft   with   Terror   fills  ; 
One  Touch  from  Thee,  with  Clouds  of  Smoak, 
In  Darknefs  fhrouds   the  proudefl  HilU. 

33.  In  praifmg  God,   while    He  prolongs 
My   Breath,   I  will   that  Breath  employ  ; 

34.  And  join   Devotion  to  my  Songs 
Sincere,    as   in   Him   is   my   Joy    : 

3  5     While  Sinners  from  Earth's  Face  are  hurPd, 
My   Soul,    praife  thou  his   holy   Name, 
'Till   with    my   Song,   the  liiVning  World 
Join    Confort,  and   his  Praife    proclaim. 

PSALM    CV. 
X   f~\  Render  Thanks  and   bkfs  the  Lord  ; 

\J     invoke    his  facred    Name  ; 
Acquaint    the    Nations   with  his   Deeds, 
his   matchlefs  Deeds   proclaim. 

2    Sing 


i88  PSA  L  M  cv. 

2.  Sing  to  his  Praife,  in  lofty  Hymns 
his  wondious  Woiks  rehearfe  ; 

Make  them  the  Theme  of  yr  ur  Difcourfe, 
and  Subject  of  your  Vcrfe. 

3.  Rejoice  in  his  almighty  Name, 
alone  to  be  ado/M  ; 

And  let  their  Hearts  o'finW  with  J<  y> 
that  humbly  feek  the  Lord. 

4.  Seek  ye  the  Lord,  his  faving  Streng: 
devoutly  ftill  implore  ; 

And  whe<e  He's  ever  prefent,    (eek- 
his  Face  for  evermore. 

5.  The  Wonders  that  his  Hands  have  wrought 
keep  thankfui'y  in  iVlind  ; 

The  righteous  Statutes  of  his  Mouth, 
and  Laws  to  us  aifign'd. 

6.  Know  ye  his  Servant.  Abr'anCt  Seed, 

ar.4  Jacob\  chofen  Race, 

7.  He's  ftill  our  God,  his  Judgments  ftill 
throughout  the  Ear; h  lake  Place. 

8.  His  Covenant.  He  hath  kept  in  Mind 

for  num'jous   Ages  pail, 
Which  yet  for  thoufard   Ages  more, 
in  equal   Force  fiiall  laft. 

9.  Fiift  ii^n'd  to  Abyram%  next  by  CatJi 
to  ljaac  made  fecure  ; 

TO    To  Jacob  and  his  Heirs  a  Law,, 
for  ever  to  endure  : 

11.  That  Canaan 's  Land  mould  be  their  Lot} 
when  yet  but  few  they  were  : 

12.  But  few  in  Number,  and  thofe  few 
all  friend  left  Strangers  there. 

13.  In 


P  S  A  L  M    cv.  i  S9 

13.  Tn  Pilg.imsge,   from  Realm 'to  Realm, 

fecurcly    they  remov'd  ; 
14..    Whftft  pr  .ude!}  Monaichs  far  their  fakes, 

feveely  Ke  reprov?d  ; 

1 5.  tQ  Thefe  mine  anointed  are,  faid  He, 
"  let  none  my  Servarts  wrong, 

*•  Nor  treat  the  poorefl  Prophet  ill 
"  that  doe?  to  Me  belong." 

16.  A  Dearth  at 'l aft,  by  his  Command, 
did  through  the  Land  prevail  : 

Till  Com,  the  chief  Support  of  Life, 
fuftaining  Corn    did   fail. 

17.  But  his  indigent  Providence 
had    pious    Joefv    fent, 

Sold  into  Egypt    but   their  Death 

who  fold  him  to  prevent 
1 3.  His  Feet  with  heavy  Chains  werecrufh'd, 

with    Calumny    his    Fame  ■ 
19.  'Till  God's  appointed  Time  and    Word 

to  his   Deliv'rance  came. 

20.  The  King  Tiis  fov'relgn   Oder   feat, 
and  refcu'd    him    with  Speed ; 

Whom  private  Malice  had  confin'd, 
the   People's   Ruler  freed. 

21.  His   Court,    Revenues,  Realms,   were    all 
fubjefted   to  his    Will  ; 

22.  His    greateit  Princes  to   controul, 
and   teach    his    Statefmen   Skill. 

PAR      II. 
23    To  EgyP*  then,   invited   Guefls, 

half-famihYd  ljr'rt  came  ; 
And   Jacob  held.,    by   rovnl   Grant, 
the  feiiiie  Soil  of  Ham. 

24.  TV 


190  PSALM  cv. 

24.  Th'  Almighty  the»e  uith  fuch  Jncreafe 

his  People  multiply 'd, 
Till  v\  ith   their  proud  OppreiTors-  they 

in  Strength  and  Number  vy'd  ; 

21;.  Their  vaft  Increafe  th'  Egyptian  Hearts 

with  jealous   Anger  /ir'd, 
'Till  they   his    Seivants   to   deflroy 

by  tieach'reus  Arts   confpir'd. 

26.  His  Servant  h'efes  then  He  fent, 
his  chofen   Aaron   too  : 

27.  Impovvtr'd  with  Signs   and   Miracles 
to  prove  their  Million  true. 

28.  He  calPd  for  Darknefs,  Darknefs   came, 
Nature  his   Summons   knew  ; 

29.  EachStream  and  Lake,  tram  ioxm'dtoBlood, 
the  wand'ring  I  ifhes  flew. 

50.  In  putrid  Floods,  throughout  the  Land,. 

the  Peil  of  Frogs  was  bred  : 
From  noifome  Fens  fent  up  to  croak 

at  Pharaoh's  Board  and  Bed. 

31.  He  gave  the  Sign,  and  Swaims  of  Flies 
came  down  in  cloudy  Hofts  j 

Whilft  Earth's  enliven'd  Duil  below 
bred  Lice  thiough  all  their  Coafls. 

32.  He  fent  them  batt'ring  Hail  for  Rahj, 
and  Fire  for  cooling   Dew. 

33.  He  fmote  their  Vines,  and  foreft  Plants, 
and  Garden's  Pride  o'erthrew. 

34.  He  fpake  the  Woid,  and  Locui^*  came, 
and  Caterpillars  join'd  ; 

They   prey'd  upon  the  poor  Remains 
the  Stoim  had  kit  behind. 

35.  From 


-F  S  A  L  M    cv.  191 

35.  From  Trees  to  Herbage  ihey  defcend, 
no  verdint  Thing  they  fpare  ; 

*}ut  like  the  naked   fallow  Field, 
leave  all  the  Paftures  bare. 

5 5.  From  Fields  to  Villages  and  Towns, 

comrniiu:>n'd  Vengeance  flew  ; 
One  fatal  Stroke  their  elded  Hopes 

and  Strength  of  Egypt  ilew. 
%-j.   rie  brought   his   oervants  forth,  enrich'd 

with    Egypt's   borrow'd    Wealth  ; 
And,   what  tranfcends    all    Treafares    elfe, 

enricn'd  with  vig'rous.  Health. 

38^  Egypt  rejoic'd,    in    hopes   to   rind 

her    Plagues   with    them  remov'd ; 
Taught   dearly    now   to    fear  worfe   Ills, 

by    thofe    already  prov'd. 
39.  Their   fhr^uding    Canopy    by    Day 

a  journeying  Cloud    wa9  fpread  ; 
A   fiery    Pillar  all  the  \Tight 

their  defart  Marches  led. 

40    They   long'd    for     Flcfh  ;  with   Ev'ning' 
He   furnihYd  evVy    Tent  :  (Quails 

From  Heav'ns  own  Granary,    each    Morn, 
the    Bread   of   Angels  fent. 

41.  He  fmote   the   Rock;   whofe  flinty  Bread 
pour'd  forth  a  gu(h:ng   Tide, 

Whofe  flowing  Stream,  where'er  they  march'd, 
the  Dtfart's   Drought  fjpply'd. 

42.  For  ftill  He   did  on  AbfanC*    Faith 
and   ancient    League  reflect : 

43.  He   brought   his    People   forth  with  Joy, 
with  Triumph  his  elec~k 

44..  Quite 


192  PSALM   cv,  cvi. 

44..   Quite  lortinp  out  tleir  heathen  Foes 

frcm   Catrcaii'i,  fertile   Sr II, 
To  then    in  cheap  Poficflion  gave 

the  Fruit  of  oilicrs  Toil  : 

45.  That  they  his  Statutes  Wight  cbferve, 

his  facied  Laws  obey. 
For  Benefits  fo  vaft,   let   us 

our  Songs  of  Praifc  repay. 

V  S  A  I  M     CVI. 
I    y~X  Bender  Thanks  to  God  above, 

\J     The  Fountain  of  eternal   love; 
Whole  Mrrcy  firm  through    Ages  paft 
Has  flood,  and  fha-1  for  ever  laft. 
z.  Who  can   hw   mighty  Deeds   exprefs, 
Not  on1)'  vaft.   but  numberlcfs  ' 
What  n  ortal  Eloquence  c?n  raife, 
His  Tribute  of  immortal  Praifc  f 

3.  Happy  are  they,  and  only  they. 
Who  from    thy  Judgments   never   flray  : 
Who  know  what's  right  ;  nor  only   o, 
But   always   practice   what   they   know. 

4.  Extend  to  me    that    Favour  Lord, 
7  hou   to  thy    cholen  doft   sffc.-rd  : 
When  Thou   return'it   to   fet  them  free, 
Let  thy   Salvation  \ifit  me. 

c.    O  may    I  woithy  prove   to  fee 
Thy    Saints  in  full    Profperity  ; ' 
That  I    the  joyful    Choir  may  join, 
And  count  thy  People's   Tiiumph   mine. 
6.  But   ah  !  can   we  expect   fuch   Grace, 
Of    Parents  vile,   the  viler  Race  : 
Who  their  Mifdeeds  have  acted  o'er. 
And  with  new  Ciime*  increas'd   the  Score  ? 

7.  tagratcfii!' 


> 


PSALM     cm,  io| 

7.  Ingrateful  !  they  no  longer  thought 
On  all  his   Works   in  Egypt  wrought  ; 
The  red  Sea  they  no  iboner  view'd, 
Bat  they  their  bafe  Diltruft   renew'd. 

8.  Yet   He,    to  vindicate  his  Name, 
<dnce  more  to  their  DeJiv'rance   came, 
To  make  his   fov'reign  Pow'r  be  known, 
That   He  is   God,  and    He  alone. 

9    To  right   and   left,  at  his  Command, 

The  parting    Deep   difcios'd  her  Sand  ; 

Where  firni    and   dry  the  PafTage  lay, 

As  through   fome  parch'd  and  defart    Way. 

10.  Thus  re&u'd  from  their  Foes    they  were, 

Who  clofely  prefs'd  upon    their  Rear, 

ii.  Whofe  Rage  purfu'd  >em  to  thofe'  Waves, 

That  prov'd  the  ram  Purfuers    Graves. 

re.  The   watry  Mountains    fudden   Fall 
O'erwhelm'd  proud   Pharath,  Hoil  and  all. 
This  Proof  did   ftupid  I/rW  move 
To  own  God's  Truth,   and  praifehis  Love 

PART    II. 
*3-  But  foon  thefe  Wonders  they  forgot 
And  for  his  Counfel  waited  not  ; 
J+.  But  lulling  in  the  Wildernek, 
-Did  Him  with  freih  Temptations  preft. 
K.  Strong  Food  at  their  Requeft  He  fent, 
Bnt  made  their  Sin  their  Puniftiment 
*6.  Yet  ftill  his  Saints  they   did  oppofe. 
The  Pneft  and  Prophet  whom  He  chofc 

JJ.  But  Earth,  the  Quarrel  to  decide, 
Her  vengeful  Jaws  extended  wide, 
Rafli  Oatbar.  to  her  Centre  drew, 
With  proud  Abiram't  factious  Crew. 

J  fS    The 


*94 


PSALM    cvi. 


18.  The  reft  of  thofe  who   did  confpire 
To  kindle  wild    Sedition's    Fire, 

With    all    their  impious   Train    became 
A  Prey  to  Heav'n'i   devouring  Flame. 

19.  Near   Horeb's  Mount  a  Calf  they  made* 
And   to  the  molten    Image    pray'd  ; 

20.  Adoring    what   their  Hands   did    frame, 
They   chan^'d    thtir   Glory  to  their  Shame. 
31.  Their   God   and    Saviour   they    forgot, 
And  all  his  Works  in  Egypt  wrought  ; 
22.   His  Signs  in  Ham  s  aitoniuVd  Coaft, 
And  where  proud  Pbaraobh  Troops  were  loft. 

25.  Thus  urg'd,  his  vengeful  Hani  Herear'd, 

But  Mofes  in  the  Breach  appear'd -> 

The  Saint  did  for  the  Rebels  pray, 

And  tum'd  HeavVs  kindled  Wrath  away. 

24,   25.  Yet  they  his   pleafant   Land  defpis'd, 

Nor  his  repeated  Promife  priz'd, 

Nor  did  th'  Almighty's  Voice  obey  ; 

But  when  God  faid,  Go  u/>,  would  flay. 

26,  27.  ThisfeaPd  their  Doom,  without  Redref: 
To  perifh  in  the  Wildernefs  ; 
Or  elfe  to  be   by  heathen  Hands 
O'erthrown  and  fcatter'd  thro'  the  Lands 

PAR?    IH. 
38-  Yet  unreclaim'd  this  itubborn  Race 
Baal  Peor's  Worfhip  did  embrace  ; 
Became  his  impious  Guefls,   and  fed 
On  Sacrifices  to  the  Dead. 
29.  Thus  they  perfifled  to  provoke 
Cod's  Vengeance  to  the  final  Stroke, 
*Tis  come  : — the  deadly  Pert  is  come 
7o  execute  their  gen'ral  Doom* 

3«.  B 


\ 


PSALM  c/i.  igs 

50.  But  Phtnehas  fir'd   wi:h    hoi/  Sa*e, 
\Vn'    AJmi»atv's    Vengeance  to  aJT,4|e5 
Did.    by  two  b")ld   Offenders,  Fall,       ^ 
Th'  A-^nrfttent   make  that  ranfoin'd    \U. 
31.  As    him   a   heav'nly    Zeal  had  mov'd 
So    -feav'n  the  zea'ous    Act   approy'd  ;       ' 
To  him  connVmfhg;;    and  his   Rice 
The  P.iefthood  he  fo  well  did  grace. 

&u  k\,Merih/b  G^s  &m  they  movV, 
Who  Mo/es  for  their  fakes    reprov'd  • 
33.    Whofe  patient  Sod  they  did  provoke 
T^l   rafhiy    the    me^k  Proph'et  fpoTe         ' 
3*.   Nor  when  polT^.j    of  CanaL's  Land, - 
Did  they   perform  their  Lord's  Command 
Nor  hi,  ^mjifitt-d  Sword    employ         ' 
ihe  guilty   Nations    to  deitroy. 

|5-  Nor  only  fparM  the  Pa?an  Crew 

J1  T  n/£g  ].earm  their  Vices  to0; 

.«6. .And    Worfhip »   to  thofe  Idols  paid, 
Wh,ch  them   to   fatal  Snares  betray »d 

iheir  Children  with  relentlefs  Eyes  ♦ 
Approach-d  their  Altars  thro>  a  Flood 
Of  their  own   Sons  and  Daughters  Blood. 

No  cheaper  Viftims  would  appeafe 
Canaan  s   remorfelefs    Deities  - 
No   Blood  her  Idols  recon^/ 
But  that  which  did  the  Land' defile 
P  4  R  T    W. 

The  harden'd  Reprobates   fuffce  • 
For  after  their  Hearts  Lulls  they'  went 
And  daily  did  new   Crimes  invent 

1  Z  AQ.   But 


J  96 


PSALM    cvi. 


40.  But  Sins  of  fuch  infernal  Hue 
God's  Wrath  againft  his  People  drew, 
'Till  He,  their  once  indulgent  Lord, 
His  own  Inheritance  abhor'd. 

41.  'He  them  defencelefs  did  expofe 
To  their  infuhing  heathen  Foes  ; 

And  made  them   on  the  Triumphs  wait, 
Of  thofe,   who  bore  them  greatefl  Hate. 

42.  Nor  thus   his  Indignatioa  ceas'd; 
Their  Lift  of  Tyrants ,-He  increas'd, 

'Till  they,  who  God's  mild  Sway  declin'd, 
Were  made  the  Vaflals  of  Mankind. 

43.  Yet,  when  diftrefs'd,  they  did  repent, 
His  Anger  did  as  oft  relent  : 

But  freed,  they  did  his   Wrath  provoke, 
Renew'd  their  Sins,  and    He  their  Ycke. 

44.  Nor  yet  implacable  He  prov'd, 

Nor  heard  their  wretched  dies  unmovMj 
ac.  But  did  to  mind  his  Promife  bring, 
And  Mercy's   unexhaufted  Spring. 

46.  Companion  too  He   did  impart, 
Ev'n  to  their  Foes  obdurate  Heart, 
And  Pity  for  their  SufPrings  bred 
In  thofe  who  them  to  Bondage  led. 

47.  Still  feve  us,  Lord,  and  Ijr'el's  Bands 
Together  bring  from  heathen  Lands ; 
So  to  thy  Name  our  Thanks  we  11  raife, 
And  ever  triumph  in   thy  Praife. 

48.  Let  //rV/'s  God  be  ever  blefs'd, 
His  Name  eternally  confefs'd  : 

Let  all  his  Saints  with   full  Accord 

Sing  lou*-^WJ PruiU)*  the?L^L  1 


PSA  L  M  cvii.  597 

p  s  a  l  u  evrr. 

1    ^nr^O  Grd  your  grateful  Voices  raife, 

'  JL        v>  ko  does  your  daily  Patron  prove  : 
And  let  your  never-ceafing  Praife 
Attend   on  his    eternal  Love. 
2,   3    Let  thefe  give  Thanks,  whom  He  from 
Of  proud  dpprefimg  Foes  jtleas'd  ;        [Bands, 
And  brought  them  back  from  ditUnt    Lands, 
From  North  and  South,   and  Weil  and  EarU 

4,   5.  Through  lonely  defart  Ways  they  went, 

Nor  cou'd   a  peopled   City   find    : 

Till  quite  with   Thirit  and    Hunger  fpent, 

Their  fainting  Soul   within  them  pin'd. 

6    Then    icon    to  God's  indulgent  Ear 

L^id    they   their  mournful   Cry  addrefs   ; 

Who  gracioufly  vouchiaf'd*  to  hear 

And   freed  them  from  their  deep  Diibefs. 

7.   From  crooked   Paths   He  led  them  for  h, 
And  in  the  certain    Way  did  guide, 
To  wealthy  Towns  cf  gieat  Refort, 
Where  all  their  Wants  weie  well  fupply'd. 
8    O  then   that  all  the  Earth,  wi:h  me. 
Would  God  for  this  his  Goodnefs  praife  ! 
And  for  the  mighty  Works  which   He 
Throughout  the  wond'ring   World  difpiays! 

9.  For  He  from  Heav'n  the  fad  Elhte 
Of  longing  Souls  with  Pity  views  ; 
To  hungry  Souls  that  pant  for  Meat, 
His  Goodnefs  daily  Food  renews. 

PAR  T    II. 
Jo    Seme  lie,  with  Darknefs  compafs'd  round/ 
In  Death's  uncomfortable  Shade  ; 
And  with  unwieldy  Fetters  bound, 
By  preying  Cares,  more  heavy  made. 

J  3        Hi  1 2.  SecaW 


198  PSALM     cvii. 

ir,    17.  Becaufe  God's  Counfel  they  defy'd 
And  lightly  pnVd  his  h   !y    Word, 
With    ihefe    AfRi&ions   they   were  try'd  : 
They   fell,  and  none   could  Help  alford. 

15.  Tl-en  fan  to    God's   indulgent  Ear 

icy   their  mournful   Cry  addreis ; 
Who    gracictfl.    vouchfaf'd   to  hear. 
.And   freed    them    from   their   deep   Diitref*. 
14.  From  diimal    Dungeons,    dark  a.«  Night, 
And  Shade  a<    black  as  Death's    Abode, 
He  brought  them  forth    to  chearful  Light, 
And  welcome  Liberty  beliow'd. 

75.   O  then  that   all    the  Earth,  with   me. 
Would    God  for  this   his   Goodnefs  praife  ! 
And    for  ;he   mighty  Work*    which    He 
7  hrougJicnit  the    wond'ring  World  difplays  ; 
i'or    trie  with    his   almighty  Hand, 
Gates  of  Grafs    in    Pieces    broke  ; 
Mcr  cou'd  the  mafly   Rars  withitand, 
Or  temper'd  Steel   refill  his  Stroke. 
PART    III. 

17.  RemorfeJefs  Wretches,  void  of  Senfe, 
With  bold  Tranfgreilions  God  defy; 
And  for  their  multiply'd  Offence, 
Opprefs'd  with  fore  Dife;,&s   lie: 

18.  Their  Soul,   a  Prey  to  Pain   and  Fear, 
Abhors  to  tafte    the  choicefl  Meats; 
And   they  by   faint  Degrees  draw  near 
To   Death's   inhofpitable    Gates. 


19    Then   ft-ait  to  God's  indulgen-t  Ear, 
D<>   they    their  mourr.ful  Cry   addrefs ; 
\Yhr>  graeioiflv  vcuchfafes  to  hear, 
And    frees  itam  fiom  their   deep  Diftrefs 

20.     Hi 


: 


PSALM   cvn.  199 

20.  He  all   their  fad  Difiempers  heals, 
His   Word    both    Health   and    Safety    gives  ;.- 
And  when   a'!    human   Succour   fails, 
From    rvear   Deduction  them    retrieves. 

2i     O  then    that  all  the  Earth,  with  me, 
Would    God"  for   this  hid   Goodnefs    praife  ! 
And    for    the    mighty    Works    which    fie 
Throughout    the  wond'ring   World    difplays  ; 
22.   WhH  OiPrings  let  his    Altar    flame, 
Whilft    they  their  grateful  Thanks   exprefs, 
And    with   loud   Jov    his  holy    Name 
For  all    his  .Acts    of  Wonder  blefs   1. 

PART     IV. 
2  1 .  2  f.   Thev  t  hat  in  Sh:ps,  with  Courage  bold, 
O'er  fvvelling    Waves    their  Trade  purfue, 
Do  God's   amazing    Works   behold, 
And   in   the    Deep  his    Wonders    view. 

25.  No    fooner    hi.*    Command  is  paft. 
Bat    forth   the    dreadful    Ttrmpell    flies, 
Which    f^'eeps   the    Sea  with    rapid    Halle, 
And   makes    the  flormy   Billows   rife. 

26.  Sometimes  the   Ships,  tofs'd  up  to  Heav'n, 
On  Tops  of  mountiin    Waves   appear  ; 
Then    down    the    fteep   Abyfs    are  driv'n, 
Whilft  ev'ry    Soul    diflMves    uiih    Fear. 

27-    They    reel   and    ftagger  to  and    fro, 
Like  Men    with    Fume!  of  Wine  opprefs'd  ; 
Nor  do    the  fkiiful   Seamen    know 
Which  Way    to  fleer,    what    Courfe   is  beft, 

28.  Then   ftraight  to   God's  indulgent   Eaj 
They    do  their    mourn'ut    Cry   aCdrefs  j 
Who    gracioufly    vouchfaf  s    to  hear 
And   frees  them    from  their  ceep   Diftrefs, 
I  4  29,  30/F 


39.   30.   He  does  the.  raging  Storm  appeafe, 
And  mrkesthe  Billows  calm  and  fffll  ; 
With    Joy  they  fee  thejr  Fury  ceafe, 
And  theirintended  Courfe  fulfil. 

J  1.  O  then  that  all  the  Earth,  with  me, 
Wtrtia'  God  for  this  his  Goodnefs  praife  i 
And   for  the  mighty  Works  which  He 
.Throughout  the  wond'ring  World  difplays  ! 
52.   Let  them,  where  all  the  Tribes  refort, 
Advance  to  Heav'n  his  glorious  Name, 
And  in  the  Elders  fov'reign  Court 
"With  one  Confcnt  his  Praife  proclaim  ! 

PART     V. 
33,  34.,  A  fruitful  Land,  wheje  Streams  abound, 
God's   juft  Revenge,  if  People  fin, 
Will  turn   to  dry   and   barren  Ground. 
To  punim  thofe  that  dwell    therein. 
55,  36.  The  parch'd  and  defart  Heath  hemakes 
Jo  fiow  with  Steams  and  fpringing ,  Wells, 
Which  for  his  Lot  the  Hungry  takes, 
And  in  ifrong   Cities  fafely  dwells. 

,37,  a|.  He  fows  the  Field,  the  Vineyard  plants, 
Which  gratefully  his  Toil   repay  ; 
Nor  can,  whilir.  God  his  Bleffing  grant*, 
His  fruitful  Seed  or  Stock  decay. 
39    But  when  his  SinsHeavVs  Wrath  provoke* 
Hrs  Health  and  Subftance  fade  away  ; 
He  feels  th'  OpprtfTor's  galling  Yoke, 
And  is  of  Grief  the  wretched  Prey. 

4Q.  Theprince  that  flights  whatGod  commands,  . 
Expos'd  to  Scorn,  mufl  quit  his  Throne  •, 
And  ever  wild    and  defart  Lands, 
Where  no  Path  offers,  Gray  alone. 

41.  whim 


P  S  A  L  M  cvii,  cviii,       201 

41  ..■  Whilft  God,  from  all  ami&ihg  Care*, 
Sets  up  the  humble  Man  on   high  ; 
And  makes  in  Time  his  num'rous  Heirs  * 
With  his  inoreafing  Flocks  to  vie. 

42,  43.  Then  Sinners  mall  "have  nought  to  fay. 
The  Juft  a  decent  Joy  mall  mow ; 
The  Wife  thefe  ftrange   Events  fhallweigh, 
And  thence  God's  Goodnefs  fully  know. 

PSALM    CVIII. 
1  y~v  God,  my  Heart  i-s  fully  bent* 

\J/     to  magnify  thy  Name ; 
My   Tongue  with  chearfal   Songs  of  Praife 
mall  celebrate  thy  Fame. 

2.  Awake,    my   Lute  ;   nor  thou,  my  Harp* 
thy  warbling   Notes  delay ; 

Whilft   I   with   early   Hymns   of  Joy 
prevent   the   dawning   Day. 

3.  To  all  the  lift-ning  Tribe*,  O  Lord, 
thy  Wonders  I  will   tell, 

And  to  thofe   Nations  fmg  thy  Praife  - 
that  round  about    us  dwell ; 

4.  Becaufe  thy  Mercy's  boundlefs  Height 

the  highert    Heav'n  tranfeends, 
And  far    beyond   th*   afpiring  Clouds 
thy   faithful  Truth  extends. 

5.  Be  thou,   O  God,   exalted   high 

above   the  ftarry  Frame  : 
And  let  the    World,  with  one   Confenf, 
confefs   thy   glorious  Name. 

6.  That  all  thy  chofen  People  Thee 
their  Saviour  may  declare  ; 

Let   thy    right  Hand  protect  me  flilJ, 
and  anfwer  Thou  my    Pray'r. 

1  5  7.  Since 


s<>2         PSALM  cviii,  cix. 

7.  Since  God  himfelf  has  fcid  tLe  Word, 

whole   Promife  cannot  fail, 
With  Joy    1   Subem  will    divide, 
ard    meafure    Sucrotb's    Vale; 

8.  Gilead  is  mine,    Manaffeb  too, 
.*nd  Epbraim   owns   my    Caufe  : 

7'heir  Strength   my   regal   Pow'r   fupporC«r 
and  Judab  gives  my  Laws. 

9.  Moab  I'll  make  my   fervile   Drudge, 
©n   vanquiuYd  Edom  tread  ; 

And   through  the  proud   Philijiine  Land?, 
my   conqu'ring  Banners  fpread. 

30.    By    whofe  Support  and    Aid    (hall  I 
their  well-fenc'd    City   gain  ? 

Who  will    my  Troops   fecurely    lead 
thro'  Edctns  guaided  Plain? 

11.  Lord,  wilt  not   Thou  affift  our  Arms* 
which  late   Thou  cidft  foifake  ? 

And    wilt  not  Thou,  or  thefe  our  Hofts, 

ore"  more  the  Guidance  take  ? 

12.  O  to   thy  Servants   in   Diflrefs 
.  thy   fpeedy  Succour   fend  ; 

For  vain  it  is  on  human   Aid 
for  Safety   to   depend. 

:j.   Then   valiant  AcV  (hall  we  peiform* 

if  Thou  thy  Pow'r   difclofe  ; 
'For  Gcd    it  is,  ard    God    alone, 
thit    treats   down  all  our    Foes. 
PSALM    CIX. 
1    y^v   GOD    whofe   former  Mercies   maka 

V J     m\    conftant  Praife  thy   Due, 
♦IclU   not   ih>  Pcr^cc,  but  my  fad  State 
b  wonted  Favour  view. 

s.  For 


P  S  A  L  M  cix.  205 

2.  For  li»Ful  Men.  with  lying  Lips, 
deceitful   Speeches  frame, 

And   with   their  ftu^y'd  Slanders  feefc, 
to  wound  my  fpotlefs  Fame. 

3.  Their  refttefs  Hatred  prompts  them  Ittll 
malicious    Lies    to  fpread  ; 

And  all  a^ainft  my  Life  combine, 
by  caufelefs  Furv  led. 

4.  Thofe  whom  with    tend'reft  Love  I  usM, 

my  chief  Oppofers  are; 
Whilit    r,  of  other    Friends  bereft, 
refqrt  to  Thee   by    Pray'r. 

5  Since  Mifchief     for  the  Good  I  did, 

their    ftrange  Reward   does   prove  ; 
And   Hatred'*   the  R.  turn  they   make 
for  undifTembled    Love  : 

6  Their  guilty  Leader  (hall  be  made 

to  fome  ill  Men  a  Slave  : 
And  when   he's   try'd,  his  mortal  Foe 
for  his  Accufer   have. 

7  His   Guilt,  when  Sentence  is   pronou%cfd, 

(hall   meet  a  dreadful   Fate, 
Whilil   his   rejeded  Pray'r    but  ferves 

his   Crimes    to  aggravate, 
g.  He,  fnatch'd  by  fome   untimely   Fate, 

{han't  live  out  ha'f  his   Days  : 
Another,    by    divine  Decree, 

mail  on  his  Office  feize. 

9,    10.   His  Seed  (hall    Orphans  be   his  Wife 

a  Widow  plung'd  in   Grief  : 
His  vagrant  Children   beg   their  Bread, 

where  none  can  give  Relief. 


P ,S  A  L  Mcir. 

His  \}1  gm  Riches  ihall   be   made 

I  he   Fruit  of  MI    his  Toil   ihall.  be* 
by   Strangers  born  away. 

None   {hall  be  found   that  to  his  Wants- 
their  Mercy   will   extend, 
Or  to  his  helplefs  Orphan    Seed 
the  leaft  AfMance  lend. 

13.  Afwift  Deftruaion  foon  mall  feize 
on    his  unhappy  Pvace  ; 

And   the  next  Age  his  hated  Name- 
ihall  utterly  deface. 

14.  The  Vengeance  of  his  Father's  Sins, 
upon  his   Head  ihall   fall  ; 

God  on  his   Mother's   Crimes   ihall  thinks 
and  punifli   him  for  all. 

15.  AH   thefe  in  horrid  Order  rank'd, 
before  the  Lord   ihall   ftand, 

'Till  his   fierce   Anger  quite   cuts  off 

their  Mem'ry  from  the  Land. 
PART    II. 
?6.*Becaufie  he  never  Mercy  ihew'dj 

but  ftill   the  Poor  opprefs'd  ; 
And  fought  to  flay   the   helplefs   Man, 

with  heavy  Woes    diftrefs'd. 
17. -Therefore   the  Curfe  he   lov'd  to  vjentj,, 

ihall   his  own   Portion  prove; 
And  Blefiing,  u&hich  he  dill   abhor'd, 

ihall  far  from  him  remove. 

j$.  Since  he  in  cur fin g  took  fuch  Pride, 

like    Water  it  ihall   fpread 
Thro'  all  his   Vein?,   and  flick  like  Oil 

with  which  his  Bones   are  kd. 

19    This 


PSALM    cix.  205 

19    This,  like  a  poifon'd   Robe,  (hall  fl ill 

his  conftant  Cov'ring  be  5 
Qr  an  envenom'd  Belt,   from  which 

he  never   fhall   be  free. 

20;  Thus  fhall  the  Lord  reward  all   thpfe* 

that  UL  to  me  defign  ; 
That- with  malicious  falfe  Reports 

againft  my   Life  combine. 

21.  But  for  thy  glorious  Name,  O  God, 
do  thou  deliver  me  ; 

And  for  thy  gracious  Mercy's  Sake, 
preferve  and  fet  me   free  : 

22.  For  I,  to  utmoft  Straits  reduc'd. 
am  void  of  all  Relief; 

My.  Heart  is  wounded  with  Diftrefs 
and  quite  pierc'd  thro'  with   Grief. 

23.  I.   like  an   Ev'ning  Shade,   decline, 
which  vanifhes   apace  : 

Like  Locuits  up  and   down  I'm  tofs'd, 
and  have  no  certain  Place* 

24.  25 .  My  Knees  with  Fatting  are  grown  weak, 
my  Body  lank  a»d  lean  ; 

All  that  behold   me  make  their   Heads, 

and  treat  me  with   Difdain. 
26  27.  But  for  thy   Mercies  fake,  O   Lord, 

do   Thou  my   Foes  withftand  ,* 
That  all  may  fee  *tis  thy  own  A&, 

the  Workof  thy  right  Hand. 

28.  Then  let  them  curfe,  fo  Thou  but  We&; 

let  Shame  the  Portion  be 
Of  all  that  my  Defiruction  feek, 

while  I  rejoice  in  Thee. 

2.9.  My 


2o6       PSALM    cis,  ex. 

29*  My  Fee  (hall  with  Diterace  be  cloath^, 

and  fpite  rf  al!    his    Ptide, 
His   own  Confufif  n     like   a  Cloak, 

the  guilty   Wretch  (hail  hide. 

39;  But  I  to    God.   in  giateful  Thanks, 

my    chea'fui    Voice  will   »aife  ; 
And    where    the    great    Afiemhly   meets, 

fet    forth    his     noble    Praifc. 
31.  For    Him   the  Poor  fhal)  always    find 

their  fure   and  conltant    Frifnd  ; 
And  He   (hall  from    unrighteous  Dooms 

their  guiltlefs   Souls    defend: 
P  S  A  L  M     CX. 
I   9-  a   ^HE  Lord    ur.to  my    I  ord    thus  fpake, 
\        «•  "Tilll  thyFoes  th- Fcoiiiori  make, 

«'  Sit  thou  in  State,  at  my  ri:ut  Hand  : 

2.  "   Supreme  in   Sion  thou    (halt    b^, 
<«  And   all    thy    proud    Opprcfibrs  fee 

*'  Subjected    to  thy  jurt   Command. 

3.  «  Thee,  in  thy  PowVs  triumphant  Day, 
"  Tht    willing  Nations  (haM   ob^y  ; 

"   And   when  thy  rifing  B<*ams  they  view, 
«'  Shall  all   (redeemed    (tern    Error's  Night) 
••  Appear  as   nnmbertefs   ?.nd  b'-ght 

"  As  cryftal    Drops   of  Morning  Dew." 

4.  The   Lord  hath  fworri.  nor  fworn   in  vain 
That  like  bUlehifedeth's,  thv  Reign 

And   Priefthor  d    (hall  no  Period  know  1 
5    No   p'Oud  Competitor  to  fit 
At   thy  right  Hand    will    He  permit; 

But  in  his  Wrath  crown'd  Heads  o'erthrow. 

£    The  fentencM   Heathen  He   (hall  flay, 
AncTfill  with  Carcafles  his   Way, 


PS    A   L   M     Ctf,  CXU  IQJ 

'Till  He  hath  ftruck  Earth's  Tyrants  dead  y 
7.  But  in   the  High- way  Brooks  ftiail  ft,  ft, 
Like  a  poor  Pilgrim,  flake  his  Thirtt, 

And  then  in   Triumph  raife   his   Head. 

PSALM    CXI. 

1   TJ Raife  ye  the   Lord  ;  our  God  to  praife 

±       My  Soul  her  utmoft  Pow'r6  fhall  raife, 
With  private   Friends,  and  in    the  Throng 
Of   Saints,   his    Praife   (hall  be  my   S^ne. 
%.    His  Works   for  Grfcatnefs  tho'  renown'd. 
His  wond'rous   Works  with  Eafe  are  found 
By  thofe  who  feek   for  them  alight, 
And  in   the  pious   Search  delight. 

3.    His  Works  are   all  of  matchlefs   Fame, 

And  univerfai  Glory    claim; 

His    Truth  confirnVd  thro'   Ages  pa(V, 

Shall    to   eternal    Ages  lail. 

4    By   Precept  He    has  us  enjoin'd, 

To  keep   his   wond'rous  Works   in   Mind  5 

And  to   Pofterity  record, 

That  good   and   gracious  is  our   Lord. 

5.  His  Bounty,  like   a   flowing    Tide< 
Has  all    his    Servant's  Wants   fupnly'd ; 
And    He   will    ever  keep  in  Mind, 
His    Cov'nant  with  our  Fa. her     fign'd. 

6  At   once  aftonifh'd  and  o'erjoy'd. 
They  fa\v   his    match;eis  Pow'r  employ'd ; 
Whereby   the    Heathen   were    fopprcis'd, 
And  we  their  Heritage  poif  fs'd. 

7  Jull  are   the    Dealings  of  his  Hands, 
Immurabl     a  e  his  Commands, 

8.  By    Truth   *.nd   Equity  (u'tainM, 
And  for  eternal  Rules  ordain'd. 

9   He 


20$       PSALM   cxi,  exit. 

9.  He  fet  his  Saints  from  Bondage  free, 
And  then  eftablifh'd  his  Decree, 
For  ever  to  remain  the  fame  ; 
Holy  and  rev'rend  is  his  Name.- 

10.  Who  Wifdom's  faered  Prize  would  win,- 
Muft  with  the  Fear  of  God  begin  ; 
Immortal  Praifeand  heav'nly  Skill 
Have  they  who  know  and  do  his  Will. 
P  S  A  L  M    CXII. 
H  A  L  L  E  L  U  J  A  H. 
j   A-i-AHAT  Man  is  bleft  who  (lands  in  awe 
Of  God,  and  love6  his  faered  Law  ; 

2.  His.  Seed  on  Earth  fliall  be  ienown'd, 
And  with  fucceflive  Honours   crown'd. 

3.  His  Houfe,  the  Seat  of  Wealth  fhall  be 
An  inexhaufled  Treafury  ; 

His  Jufiice,  free  from  all  Deeayr 
Shall  Bleflings  to  his  Heirs  convey. 

4.  The  Soul  that's  fillM  with  Virtue's -Light, 
Shines  hrightelt  in  Affliction's  Night: 

To  pity  the  Diftrefs'd  inclin'd, 
As  well  as  juft  to  all  Mankind. 

5.  Hk  lib'ral  Favours  he  extends, 
To  fome  he  gives,  to  others  lends  : 
Yet  what  his    Charity  impairs^ 

He  faves  by  Prudence  in  Affairs. 

6.  Befet  with  threatning  Dangers  round   : 
Unmov'd  fna*l  he  maintain  his  Ground; 
The  fwcet  Remembrance  of  the  Juft 
Shall  fburifh  when  he  fleeps   in  Daft. 

7.  Ill  Tidings  never  can  furprize 
His  Heart,  that  nVd  on  God   relies: 

8.  Qn   Safety's  Rock  he  fits,  and  fees 

The  Shipwreck  of  his   Enemies.  9    His 


PSALM    cxii,  cxiii.      20jr  , 

9.  His  Hands,  while  they , his  Alms  beilo^w'd*. 
His  Glory's    future  Harveil  fow'd, 
Whence  he  mall  reap  Wealth,  Fame,  Renown, 
A  temp'ral  and  eternal  Crown. 

10.  The  Wicked  ihall  his  Triumph  fee, 
And  gnafh  their  Teeth  in  Agony  ; 
While  their  unrighteous  Hopes  decay, 
And  vanifh  with  themfelves  away. 

P  $  A  L  M    CXIII. 
1    \T&  Saints  and  Servants  of  the  Lord, 

\       Tne  Triumphs  of  his  Name  record  ; 

2.   His  facred  Name  for  ever  blefs 
3.  Where-e'er  the  circling  Sun  difplays 
His  riling  Beams  or  fetting  Rays, 

Due  Praife  to  his  great  Name  addrefj. 

4.  God   thro'  the  World  extends  his  Sway       ? 
The  Regions  of  eternal   Day, 

But  Shadows  of  his  Glory  are, 

5.  To  Him,   whofe  iVTajelty  excels, 

Who  made  the  Heav'n  in  which  Hs  dwe]Is, 
Let  no  created  Povv'r  compare. 

6.  Though  'tis  beneath  his  State  to  view 
In  higheft  Heav'n  what  Angels  do, 

Yet  He  to  Earth  vouchfafes  his  Care  : 
He   takes  the   Needy  from   his  Cell, 
Advancing  him  in  Courts   to  dwell, 

Companion   to  the  greateft  there. 


1 


7.  When  chiidlefs  Families  defpair, 
He  fends  the  Bleffings  of   an  Heir, 

To  refcue  their    expiring   Name  : 
Makes  her  that  barren  was,  u>  bear, 
And  joyfully  her  Fruit    to  rear. 

O  then  extol  his  matchlefs  Fame  r 

F  $  AIM 


2  10 


PSALM  cxiv. 


PSALM    GX1V. 
I   TT7HEN  ljr'elby  th'  Almighty  led, 

VV  (Knrich'd,  with  their  Oppreflbr'sSpcil) 
From   Egypt   march'd,   and  Jacob's  Seed 
From  Bondage  in  a  foreign   Soil ; 

2.  Jebcvab,   for  his   Rtfidence, 
Chofe  out  imperial  Judah's   Tent, 
His  Manficn   Royal,    and  from  thence 
Thro'   ljYd\   Camp   his   Orders  fent,. 

3.  The   diftant  Sea  with   Terror   faw, 
And  from    th'  Almighty's  Pre'ence  fled  ; 
Old   Jordon\  Streams   fuipriz'd    with    Awe-, 
Retreated    to   their  Fountain's  Head. 

4.  The    taller  Mountains    fkitp'd,  like   Rrms 
When    Danger    near   the    Fold    they    hear  ; 
The    Hilis   fkipp'd    after  them,   like   Lamb* 
Affrighted  by   iheir   Leader's   Fear. 

5.  O    Sea,   what,  made   your  Tide  wiihdjaw, 
Ard  naked  leave  your   cozy  Bed   ? 

Why  Jordan   againft   Nature's  Law, 
Recoild'lt    thou   to   thy   Fountain's    Head  ? 

6.  Why   Mountains   did  ye  fkip  like   Rams, 
When    Danger  does   approach  the  Fold  : 
Why  aftei    )0U  the  Hills  like   Lambs,     . 
W7hen    they  their  Leader'*  Flight   behold  ?• 

7.  Earth  tremble  on;  well    may'fl  thcu  fear 
Thy    Lord   and  Maker's   tace  to  lee  : 
When  Jacob\   awful  God    craws  near, 

?Tis  time  tor  Eanh  anG   Sta.'  to    flee. 

8.  To  flte   from  God,   who  Nature'*  Law 
Confirms  and  cancels  at  hi*    Will   ? 

Who  Springs  from   flinty   Rocks    can   draw, 
And  thirity  Vales  with  Water  fill. 

PSALM 


PSALM    cxv.  2ii 

PSALM  CXV. 
i    ]  '    ORD,  not  to  us  we  claim  no  Share, 

1  j  bat  to  thy  iacred  Name 
Give  Glory,  for  thy  Mercy's  fake, 

and   Truth's  eternal  Fame. 

2.  Why  fhould  the   Heathen  cry,  where's  now 

the   God  whom  we  adore  ? 

3.  Convince  them  that  in   Heav'n  Thou  art, 
and  uncontroul'd  thy  Pow'r. 

4.  Their  Gods  bat  Gold  and  Silver  are, 

the  Works  of  mortal  Hands  ; 

5.  With  fpeechlefs  Mouth,  and  fightlefs  Eyes, 
the  molten  Idol  Hands. 

6.  The  Pageant  has    both  Ears  and  Nofe, 
but   neither  hears   nor  fmells  ; 

7.  Its   Hinds  and  Feet  nor  feel,  nor  move  ; 

no    Life  within   it    dwells. 

8.  Such  fenfelefs  Stocks  they  are,  that  we 

can  nothing  like  them  find  ; 

Bat  thofe   wh:>  on   their   Help  rely, 

and  them  for    Gois  deii^n'd. 

9.  O  Ifr'et,   make  the    Lord   your  Trud, 

who  is   your   Help  and  Shield  ; 

10.  Prieih,   Levitt,  trail  in   Him  alone, 
who  only  Help  can  yield. 

11.  Let  all,   who  truly  fear    the  Lord, 
on   Him  th-y  iear  rely  ; 

Who  them  in   Danger  can   defend, 
and  all    their   Wants  fupply. 

12.  13.  Q{  us  He  oft  has  mindful  been, 
and  IfSel'i*  Houfe  will  blefs  ; 

Prieits,    Levites,  Profelytes,  ev'n  all 
who  his  great  Nam s  con fe& 

14.  On 


212         PSALM   cxv,  cxvi. 

14..  On   you,    and  on   your  Heirs  lie  will 
increafe   of   BlefTings   biing  : 

15.  Thrice   happy  you,  who  Favorites  are 
of   this  almighty  King. 

16.  Heav'ns  highcft  Orb   of  Glory,   He 
his  Empire's   Seat    defign'd  ; 

And  gave   his  lower  Globe  of  Earth 
a  Portion   to  Mankind. 

17.  They  who  in   Death  and  Silence  fleep 
to    Him   no  Praife  afford  : 

18.  But  we  will  blefs    for  e verm ore- 
our  ever-living  Lord. 

PSALM,     CXVI. 
1   T%  /TY  Soul,  with  grateful  Thoughts  of  Love 

JlVx      intirely  is  polTeft, 
Becaufe  the    Lord    vouchfaf'd    to   hear 

the   Voice  of  my  Requeft. 

2.  Since  he   has   now    his   Ear  inclin'd, 
I  never    will   defpair  ; 

But  dill   in  all   the   Straits  of  Life 
to  Him   addrefs   my    Pray'r. 

3.  With-  deadly   Sorrows  compafs'd  round, 
^vith   Pains  of  f-^ell  opprefs'd  ; 

When   Troubles  feiz'd    my    aking  Heart, 
and  Anguifh  rack'd  my   Brcait  : 

4    On  God's  almighty  Name  I  calPd, 
and  thus  to  him    I  pray'd  : 

"  Lord   I   befcech   Thee,  fave  my  Soul 
li  with   Sorrows  quite  difmay'd; 

5,  6.  How  juft  and  merciful   is   God, 

how  gracious   is  the  Lord! 
Who  faves  the  Harmlefs,  and  to   me 

docs  timely  Help  afford. 

7.  Then 


P  S  A  L  M  cxvl.  213 

7.  Then  free  from   peniive  Care&,   my  .Soul 

refume    thy    wonted  Reft  ; 
For  God  has  wond'rou^ly    to  thee 

'his    bounteous  Love  expreii. 

t.  When   Death  alarm'd  me,  Ke  remov'd   j 

my  Dangers   and  my   Fears  : 
My  Feet  from   falling  He  fecur'd, 

and  dryM   my  Eyes   £rom    Tears. 
9    Therefore   my  Life's  remaining  Years, 

which  God   to  me  mall  lend, 
Will  I  in  Praifes   to  his   Name, 

and  in  his   Service  ipend^ 

10,   1  J.  In  God  I  trmled,   and  of  Him 

in  greatefl  Straits  did    boafl:  ; 
,{For  in   my   Flight   all  Hopes  of  Aid 

from  faithlefs   Men   were  loft  :) 
12,   13.  Then  what  Return  to  Him   mall  I 

for  "all  his   Goodhefs  make? 
Til  Praife  his  Name,   and  with  glad  Zeal 

the  Cap  of  Bleffing  take. 

14,  15.  I'll  pay  my  Vows  among!*  his  Saints* 
wndfe  Blood  (howe'er  defpis'd 

By  wicked  Men)  in  God's   Account 
is  always  highly  priz'ti  : 

16.  By  various   Ties,  O  Lord,   mtift  I 
to  thy  Dominion  bow; 

Thy  "humble  Handmaid's   Son  before, 
thy  ranfom'd  Captive  now  !   - 

17,  18.  To  Thee  I'll  OiPrings  bring  of  Praife  | 
and  whilll  I  blefs  thy  Name, 

The  juft  Performance  of  my  Vows 
to  all  thy  Saints  proclaim 

19.  Thcf 


2  14  PSALM  cxvi,  cxvii,  cxvih. 

1 9.  They  in  Jerufakm  mall  meet, 

a.nd  in  thy  Hrufe  (hall  join, 
To  b^efs    thy   Name  with  or,e  Confent, 

and  mix  their  S  >ng<  with  mine. 
PSALM     CXVII. 

1   WTlTH  chearful  Notes  let  all  the  Eaith 
W       to  Heav'n  their   Voices  raife  : 

Let  all,   infpir'd  with  godly   Mirth, 
fing  folemn    Hymns  of  Praife. 

2.  God's  tender  Mercy  knows  no  Bound, 

his  Tiuth  (hall  ne'er   decay; 
Then  let   the  willing  Nations  round, 

their  grateful  Tribute  pay. 

PSALM    CXVfll. 
I>   (~\   Praife  the  Lord,  for  He  is  good, 
2-    V/     nis   Mercy  ne'er  decay  : 
That  his   kind  Fayours  ever  laft, 

let  thankful  Ifr'el  fay. 

3,  4.  Their  Senfe  of  his  eternal  Love, 

let  Aaron's    Honfe  exprefs  ; 
And  that  it  never  fai's,  jet  all 
that  fear  the   Lord,   confefs. 

5.  To  God  I  made  my  humble  Moan, 
with  Troubles  quite  opprelt  ; 

And  He   releas'd  me  from  my   Straits, 
and  granted  my  Requeft. 

6.  Since  therefoie  God  does  on  my  Side 
(6  graciocfly   appear, 

Why  mould  the  vain    Attempts  of  Men 
poffefs  my  Soul  with   Fear  ? 

7.  Since  God  with  thofe  that  aid  my  Caufe 
vouchfafes  my  Part  to  take, 

To  all  my  Foes,  I  need   not  doubt, 
a  juil  Return   to  make. 

8;  9.  For 


PSALM   cxviii.  115 

g,  9.  For  better  'tis    to  truft  in  God, 
and  have  the   Lord  our   Friend,  - 

Than  on    the  greateft  human  Povv'r 
for  Safety  to  depend. 

to    11.    Tho'  many  Nations  clofely  leaguM, 

did  oft  befet   me   round  : 
Yet  by  his    bou  idiefs'  Pow'r  futain'd, 

(  did  their  Strength  confound. 
12     They  fwarm'd  like  Sees,*nd  yec  theirRage, 

was  but  a  (hort-livM    Biaze  ; 
For    whilft  on  God  I    ftill  rely'd, 

I  vanquiftVd    them  with    Eife, 

13.  When  ali  uniteJ   prefs'd  me  hard, 
in  Hopes  to  make  me    fall  ; 

The    Lord  vouchfaf'd   to  take   my  Part, 
and  fav'd  me  from  them  all. 

14.  The   Honour  of  my   ft  range   Efcape 
to  him  alone  belongs  ; 

He  is  my   Saviour  and  my  Strength, 
He  only  claims   my  Songs. 

£5.  Joy  fills  the  Dwelling   of  the  Jutt, 
whom  God  has  fav'd  from  Harm  ; 

For  wond'rous    Things  are  brought  to  pafa 
by  his   almighty  Arm. 

16.  He,  by  his    own  refiftlcfs  Pow'r, 
has  endlefs   Honour  won  ; 

The  faving  Strength  of  his  right  Hand, 
amazing   Works  has  done. 

17.  God  will  not   fuffer  me   to  fall, 
but  ftil I  prolongs   mv  Days  ; 

That   by   declaring   all  his  Works 
I  may  advance  his  Praife. 

1  18.  When 


2x6  PSALM    cxviii. 

18.  When  God  had  forely  me  chaftiz'd, 
til!  quite  of  Hopes  bereav'd. 

His  Mercy  from  the  Gates  of  Death 
my  fainting  Life  repriev'd. 

19.  Then  open  wide  the  Temple  Gates 
to  which  the  Juft  repair, 

That  I  may  enter  in  and  praife 
my  great  Deliv'rer  there. 

20.  2 1 .   Within  thofe  Gates  of  God's  Abode 
to  which  the  Righteous  prefs, 

Since  thou  haft  heard,  and  fet  me  fafe, 
thy  holy  Name  I'll  hlefs. 

22,  23.  That  which  the  Builders  once  refos'd, 

is  now  the  Corner  Stone. 
This  is  the  wond'rous  Work  of  God, 

the  Work  of  God  alone. 
24,  25.  This  Day  is  God's  ;  let  all  the  Land 

exalt  their  chearful  Voice  : 
Lord,  we  befeech  thee,  fave  us  now, 

and  make  us  Hill  rejoice. 

26.  Him  that  approaches  in  God's  Name, 
let  all  th'  Affembly  blefs  ; 

•«  We  that  belong  to  God's  own  Houfe 
"  have  wifti'd  you  good  Succefs  " 

27.  God  is  the  Lord,  through  whom  we  all 
both  Light  and  Comfort  find  ; 

Faft  to  the  Altai's  Horns  with  Cords 
the  chofen  Viclim  bind. 

28.  Thou  art  my  Lord,  O  God,  and  ftill 
I'll  praife  thy  holy  Name  ; 

Becaufe  thou  only  art  my  God, 
I'll  celebrate  ihy  Fame. 

z9t) 


PSALM   cxviii,  cxix.     2  1  7 

29    O  then   with   me  give   Thanks   to  God, 
.    who    ftill   does   gracious    prove   ; 
And  let  the    Tribute  of  our  Praifd 

be  endlefs  as  his   Love. 

P  S  A  L  M    CXIX      A  L  E  P  H 
1    T  TOW  blf-fs'd  are  they  who  ..vwa  s  ,<.esp 

JL~J     the  pare  and    perfect  'Wiy    i    ' 
Who  never  from  the  facrei  Paths 

of  God's  Commandments  ftray  ! 

2.  Thri:e  blefsM  !  who  to  his  righteous  Laws 
have  ftiil  obedient    bee  1  ! 

And    have   with    fervfnt   humble  Zeal 
his    Favour   fought  to  win  1 

3.  Such   Men    their   utmrft   Caution   ufe 
to    fhun    each    wicked   Deed  ; 

tit  in  the   Path  which    He   directs 

wich  conftant  Care  proceed, 
4;.  Thou  ftrictiy    halt   enjoin'd  us,   Lord, 

to  learn  thy  facred  Will  • 
And  all   our  Diligence    employ 

thy    Statutes    to    fulfil. 

5.  O  then  that  thy  mod  holv  Will 

might  o'er  my   Ways  prefide  ! 
And  I  the  Courfe  of  all  my   Life 

by  thy  Direction  guide   ! 
ft -Then  with   Afiurance  mould  I  walk, 

from  all  Co  ifufion  free  ; 
Convinced   with  Joy.   that  all  my   Ways 

with  thy  Commands  agree. 

7.  My  upright  Heart  mall  my  glad  Mouth 

with    chearful  Prai fes  fill   ; 
When,   by  thy  righteous  Judgments  taught, "' 
tail  have  learnt  thy  Will. 

K  g.  So 


ai8  PSALM  cxix. 

8.  So  to  thy  facred  Law  (hall  I 
all  due  Obfervance  pay  : 

O  then  forfake  me  not,   my  God, 
nor  caft  me  quite  away. 
BETH. 

9,  How  (hall  the  Young  preferve  their  Wayl 
from  all  Pollution    free  ? 

By  making  £1  ill  their  Courfe  of  Life 

with  thy  Commands  ag»-ee. 
io.  With  hearty  Zeal  for  Thee  I  feek» 

to  Thee  for  Succour  pray  ; 
O  fuffer  not  my  carelefs  Steps 

from  thy  right  Paths  to  (tray. 

ii.  Safe  irk  my  Heart,  and  clofely  hid, 

thy  Word,   my  Treafure,  lies  ; 
To  fuccour  me  with  timely   Aid, 

v^hen  finful  Thoughts  arife. 
12.  Secur'd  by  that,    my  grateful   Soul 

(hall  ever  blefs  thy  Name : 
O  teach  me  then  by   thy  juft  Laws 

my  future  Life    to  frame. 

*3.  My   Lips,  unlock'd  by  pious  Zeal, 

to  others  have  declar'd  ; 
How  weil   the   Judgments   of  thy   Mouth 

defejve  our  beft  Regard. 
14.  Whilft  in  the   Way  of  thy  Command* 

more  folid  Joy  I  found, 
Than  had  I   been   with  vaft  Increafe 

of  envy'd  Riches  crown'd. 

15.  Therefore  thy  juft  and  upright  Laws 

fhall  always  fill  my  Mind 
And  thofe  found  Rules  which  thou  prefcrib 

all  due  Refpeft  (hall  find. 

*6. 


PSALM    cxix.  219 

1 6.  To  keep  thy  Statutes  undefac'd 
fhall  be   my    conftant  Joy  ; 

The  uri&  Remembrance  of  thy  Word 
mall  all   my    Thoughts   employ. 
G  I  ME  L. 

17.  Be   gracious  to  thy    Servant,   Lord, 
do   Thou    my   Life   defend, 

That  I  according  to   thy    Word 
my    Time   to   come   may   fpend. 

18.  Enliehten  both   my  Eyes  and   Mind, 
that  fo  I   may  difcern 

The  wondrous  Things  which  they  behold, 
who  thy  juit  Precepts   learn. 

19.  Tho*  like  a  Stranger  in    the  Land, 
from  Place   to    Place  I  ftray, 

Thy   righteous  Judgments   from  my  Sight, 
remove  not   Thou  away* 

20.  My  fainting  Soul  is  almoft   pin'd, 
with  earned  Longing   fpent  ; 

Whi  it  always  on  the   eager  Search 
of  thy  juft    Will  intent. 

2\.  Thy  (harp  Rebuke  mall  cru(h  the  Proud, 

whom  Hill  thy   Curfe  purfues  ; 
Since  they  to   walk  in  thy  right  Ways 

prefumptuoufly   refufe. 

22.  But  far    from    me  do  Thou,    O  Lord, 
Contempt  and   Shame   remove ; 

For  I    thy    facred  Laws  affect 
with  undifTembled  Love. 

23.  Tho'  Princes  oft,   in  Council  met/ 
again  ft  thy   Servant  fpake  ; 

Yet  I   thy   Statutes   to   obferve, 
my  confhnt  Bus'nefs  make. 

K  2  24.  For 


220  PSALM    cxix. 

24..  For  thy  Commands  have  always  been 

my  Comfort  and  Delight  ; 
By  them   I'  learn   with  prudent  Care, 

to  guide  my  Steps  a  ight 
D  A  L  E  r  H 
25.  My  Sou)  opprers'd  *ith  deadly  Care, 

c;ofe  to  the   Dull  does  cleave  ; 
Revive  me,    Lord,  and  let    me  now 

thy  ptomis'd    Aid    receive. 
26    To    I  hee  I  ftill  declar'd  my  Ways, 

and  thou  inclind'ft  thine  Ear"; 
O  teach  me  then  my  future   L\i~c 

by  thy  juft  Laws  to  ileer. 

27.  If  Thou  wilt  make  me  know  tny  Laws 

and  by  Uiy    Guidance  walk, 
The  wond'rous  Works  which  Thou  haft  done 

mall  be   my  conftant  Talk. 
28-   But  fee,  my  Soul  within  me  finks, 

prefs'd  down  with   weighty  Care  ; 
Do  Thou,    according  to  thy   Word, 

my   wafted  Strength  repair. 

29.  Far,  far  from   me  be  all  falfe  Ways, 

and  lying  Arts  remov'd  ! 
But  kindly  grant  I  ftill  may  keep 

the  Path  by  Thee  approv'd. 
-o.  Thy  faithful   Ways,    thou  God  of  Trutl 

mv  happy  Choice  I've  made;^ 
Thy  Judgments,   as  my  Rule  of  Life, 

bcfoie  me  always  laid. 

31.  Mv  Care  has  been  to  make  my   Life 
with    thy   Commands  agree  ; 

O    then  preferve  thy    Servant,   Lord, 
from  Shame  and  Ruin  free. 


P  S  A  L  M   tim  22 x 

32.  So  in  the  Way  of  thy  Commands 
fliall   [  wlih   Pieafure  run* 

And    wi  h  a  Heart   enlarg'd  with  Joy, 
fuccef  fully  go  on 

H  E. 

33.  Inflruct  m;   in   thy    Statutes,    Lord, 
-  thy    righteous   Paths    difpJay  ; 

And  I  from  them,  through  all  my  Life, 
will   never  go  ail  ray. 

34.  If  Thou    true  Wifdcm   from    above 
wilt  gracioufl)    impart, 

To   keep   my   perfect    Laws   I   will 
devote  my  zealous   Heart. 

35..   Dire  ft  me  in  the   facred    Ways 

to  which   thy  Precepts  lead  ; 
Decaufe  my  chief  DeJignt  has  been 

thy  righteous    Paths    to  tread. 

36.  Do   Thou  to  thy    moft  jull   Commands 
incline  my  willing  Heait; 

l?et    no    Dciire  of  worldly    Wealth 
from   Thee  my  Thought*   divert. 

37.  From  thofe  vain    Objc&s  turn   my  Eyes, 
which   this   fdie    World    difplavs  ; 

Jut  give  me    lively  Power  and   Strength 

to   keep  thv   righteous    Ways. 
j3.  Confirm    the   Promife  which  Thou  mad'it, 

and   give  thy  Servant   Aid, 
yho  to  tranfgnfs  thy  facred  Laws 
K  is  awfully  'afraid. 

,9.  The   foul  Difgrace  I  juftfy  fear, 

in    Mercy,    Lord,   remove  ; 
or  all  the' Judgments   Thou   oidain'il 

are    full  of   Grace  and  Love. 

&  3  40.  Thou 


222  PSALM    cxix. 

40.  Thru  knew'ft  how,  after  thy  Commands, 
mv   longing;    Heart   does  pan:  ; 

O  then    make    haPe   to  raife   me  up, 
and    promh'd   Succour   grant. 
V  A  U. 

41.  Thy  conftant  Blefling,   Lore*,    beftow 
to  chear  my   drooping   Heart  ; 

To  me,    according  to  thy  Word, 
thy    faving  Health  impart. 

42.  So  mall    f,    when  my    Foes    upbraid, 
this  ready    Anfwer  make  ; 

««  In  God  I   truft,    who   never  will 
"  his   faithful  Promife  break." 

43.  Then  let  not  quite  the  Word   of  Truth 
be  from  my   Mouth  remov'd  ; 

Since  ftill   my  Ground  offtedfaft  Hope 
thy  juft  Decrees   hwe  prov'd. 

4^.  So  I  to  keep  thy  righteous  Laws,. 
v.iil   all   my   Study  bend  ; 

From   Age  to'  Age,   my    Time  to   come 
in  th  i"  Obfeivaace  fpend. 

4-.  E'er  long    I  truit    to   walk  at    large, 

from  all  tnewnbraace  free  ;  _ 
Since   J  rcfclve  (©make  my  Lif« 

with  thy  Cortimaads  agree. 
46    Thv   Laws  mall   be  my   cenftant  Ta.k  J 

and 'Princes    (hall   attend, 
While  I    the  Jutiice  of   thy    Ways 

with  Confidence  defend. 

47.  My   longing  Heart  and  ravim'd  Soul' 
fhall    both  o'eiflow  with    Joy, 

When  in   thy  lov'd  Commandments  I 
my  happy  Hours   employ. 


PSALM  cxix.  223 

4S.  Then  will  I  to  thy  juft  Decrees 

lift  up   mv   willing  Hands  : 
My  Care  and  Bus'nefs  then    (hall  be 

to  iludy    thy    Commands. 
Z  A  I  N. 
4.9.   According  to  thy  promis'd  Grace, 

thy  Favour,    Lot],  extend  ; 
Make  good  to  me  the   Word,  on  which 

thy  Servant's   Hopes  depend. 
50    That  only  Comfort  in  Diftrefs 

did  all    my  Griefs  controul  ; 
Thy  Word,  when  Troubles  hemm'd  me  round, 

reviv'd  my  fainting  Soul. 

51.  Infulting  Foes    did  proudly  mock,  , 
and   all   my    Hopes    deride  ; 

Vet,   from  thy    Law,   not  all  their   Scoffs- 
could    make    me  turn  afide. 

52..  Thy  Judgments  then,  cf  ancient  Date, 
I  quickly  calPd  to  mind, 

'Till  ravi/h'd  with  fuch  Thoughts,  my  Soul 
did  fpeedy  Comfort  find. 

53.  Sometimes  I  ftand  amaz'd  like  one 

with  deadly    Horror  ftruck, 
To   think  how  all   my  fmful  Foes 

have  thy   juft  Laws    forfook. 
54    But  I  thy   Statutes    and  Decrees 

my  chearful  Anthems  made  ; 
Whiift  thro'  Tfrange  Lands  and  Defarts  wild 

I  like  a  Pilgrim  ftray'd. 

55 .  Thy  Name,  that  chear'd  my  Heart  by  Day, 

has  fill'd  my  Thoughts  by    Night  i 
I  then  refolv'd  by  thy  juft  Laws, 
to   guide  my  Steps  aright* 

K  4  s6.  Thit 


224  PSALM    cxix. 

c6.   That  ^eace  of  Mind,  which  has  my  Soul 

in    deep   Difti efs    fuftain'd, 
By    ftift    Obtcience  to    thy   Will 

I   happily  cbtainM.' 

C  H  E  T  H 

57.  O   ford,  m-    God    my  Portion  Thou 
and    fare    PofT  fli   n  art  ; 

Thy    Words   I    ilei.faftly  refolve 
'  to    treafure    in    my   Heart 

58.  With    all    the   Strength  of  warm  Defires 
T  did    thv    Grace  implore  ; 

Difcl  :{e,  according   ro  thy  Word, 
thy  Mercies    boundlefs  Store.    v 

59.  With  due  Reflection  and  Ariel:  Care 
on   all   my   Ways    \   thought  ; 

And   fo     recbim'd   to    thy  juft  Paths, 
mv   wand'ring  Steps    I   biought. 

60.  i  loir  no  Time,   but   made  great  Hafte, 
re'oVd,  without  Delay, 

To   vvtch.   that   I  might  never  more 
from  thy  Commandments  ftray. 

61.  Tho'  num'rous  Troops    of  finful  Men 
to    rob  me  have  combin'd  ; 

Yet  I  thy  pure  Lnd    righteous   Laws 

have   ever  kept  in  mind. 
61.  In   dead   of  Night    J    will  arife 

to  fing    thy  folemn    Praife  ; 
Convinced  hew  much    I   always  ought 

to  love  thy  righteous   Ways. 

63.  To  fuch  as  fear  thy   holy  Name, 

myfelf  I  clofcly  join   ; 
To  all  who  their   obedient  Wills 

to  thy  Commands  reJign.  . 

64,  O'er 


PS  A  L  M   cxix,  225 

64.  O'er  all  the  Earth  thy  Mercy,    Lord, 
abundantly    is   fhed  ; 

O  jnake  me  then  exactly  learn 
thy  facred  Paths  to   tread. 
T  E  T  H. 

65.  With'  me,   thy  Servant,   Thou  haft  dealt 
moil  gracioufly,   O  Lord, 

Repeated   Benefits  beftow'd, 
according  to   thy  Word. 

66.  Teach  me  the   facred  Skill,   by  which 
right   Judgment  is  attain'd, 

Who   in  Belief  of  thy   Commands 
have  fledfailly  remain'd. 

67.  Before   Affliction  ftopp'd  my  Courfe, 

my   Foot.fleps   went  aftray  ; 
But  I   have  fince  been  difciplin'd, 

thy    Precepts  to  obey. 
63.  Thou  art,   O   Lord,   fupremely  good, 

and  a'l   Them   doft  is   fo  ; 
On  me,   thy   Statutes   to    difcerr, 

thy  faving   Skill  bellow. 

69.  The  proud  have  fc,rgM   malicious  Lie.y 
my.iFodeJs   Fame   to  ftain  ; 

But  .my    fvx'd    Heart,  without  Reftrve, 
thy    P  ccepts   (hall  retain. 

70.  While  pampeiM  they,  with  prcfVrous  IV< 
in   fenfual   Pieafures    live. 

My    Soul   can  lelifh  no   Delight, 
but   what  thy    Prec  pes  give,' 


i.  /Pis    good  for   me  that   I   have    fe't 

Affl  clicn's   cheft'bing;  Red, 
hat   I    might   duly    lcata    ;.nd  kerr.   . 
the   Statutes   of   my    Gol, 


be 


216  P  M    cxix. 

it  firm  thy  Mouth  proceed^ 
of  moii    i  C.can    i    hold, 
rih.n  hi  k  uch'd  Mire?,    than  thou fand  Mir, e^ 
of  Silver  and  <  f  Gold. 
7  O  D. 
].  To  me,  who  :m  the  WeikmanliiV 
of  thy  almighty  Hands, 
.the  heav'nly  UndeiiUncing  give 

to  leain  thy  juft  Commar  ds. 
74-    My  Prefeivation  to  thy  Saints 

iVong  Comfort  will  aiford, 

To  fte  Succefs  attend  my  Hopes, 

who  truiled  in  thy  Word. 

yj.  That  right  thy  Judgments  are,  I  acvv 

by  fure  Fxper  fence  fee  *, 
And  that  in  Faith fufnefs,  O  Lord, 

Thou  haft"  artt'fted  me. 
-  6    O  let  thy  tender-  Mercy  now 

afford  me  needful  Aid  : 
According   to  thy  Promife,  Lord, 

to  me  thy  Servant  made. 

77.  To  me  thy  faring  Grace  refto/e, 
that  1  again  may  live  ; 

Whcfe  Soul  can  relifh  no  Delight, 
but   what  thy  Piccepts  give. 

78.  Defeat  the  proud,  who   unpro\dk'd,> 
to  juin  me  have  fought, 

Who  only  on  thy  facred  Laws 
employ  rry  harmlefs  Thought: 

•79.  Let  thofe  that  fezr  thy  Name  efpoufc 

my   Caufe,  and  thofe  alone, 
Who  have  by  f.rid  and   pious    Search 

thy  facred  Precepts  known.     . 

So*  Itv 


PSALM   cxix.         ,227 

So.  In  thy  bleft  Statutes  let  my  Heart 

continue  always  found, 
That  Guilt  and  Shame,  the  Sinner's  Lot, 

may  never  me   confound. 
C  A  P  H. 
Si.  My  Soul  with  long  Expe&ance  faints 

to   fee   thy. faving  Grace: 
Yet  ftill   on   thy  unerring  Word 

my    Confidence   I  place. 
82.  My   very  Eyes  confume  and  fail 

with  waiting  for    thy   Word  ; 
O  !  when  wilt    Thou  thy  kind  Relief 

and  promis'd  Aid  afford  : 

J3    My  Skin  like  fhtivel'd  Parchment  QxoWt 

that  long  in  Smoak  is  fet  ; 
Yet  no  Affliction  me  can  force 

thy  Statutes  to  forget. 
S4..   How    many  "Days   mull  I  endure 

of  Sorrow   and    Diftiefs  t 
When'Vilt  Thou  Judgment  execute 

on  them    who  me   opprefs  ? 

£5,  The  proud  have  cigg'd  a  Pit  for  me, 

who  have  no  other   roes, 
But  fuch  as  are  averfe  to  thee, 

and    thy  juft    Laws  oppofe. 
85.  With  Right  pnd   Tiuih's  eternal  Law^ 

-all  thy  Commands  agree  ; 
Men  perfecute  me   without  C^ufe, 

Thou,  Lord,  my  Helper'  be, 

07.  With  clofe  Deiigns  again  ft  my  Life 

they    had   alrrioft  prevail'd"; 
3ut  in  Obedience  to  thy   Will 

my  Duty  never  fail'd  : 

&  3% 


%%  PSALM 


CXIX. 


8S.  Thy    wonted   Kindnefs,  Lord,   refttf-e* 

my    drooping-   Heart  to  chear  ; 
'l  hat   by   thy  righteous    Statutes,   I 

my  Life's  whole   Courfe    may   fleer. 
LAMED. 
89*  For  ever,   and  "for  ever,   Lord, 

unchang'd    thou  doft  remain  ; 
Thy   Word,  eftabliih'd   in  the   Heav'ns, 

dos3  a'l  their  Orbs  fuftain. 
90.  Thro'    Circling  Ages,  Lord,  thy  Truth 

immoveable  mall   itand, 
As  doth    the    Earth,    which   thou    uphold'ft- 

by  thy  almighty   Hand. 

t .    All  Things   the  Courfe  by  Thee  ordain'd* 
ev'n    to    this    Day    fulfill  ; 
They  are    thy  faithful    Subjects  all, 
and  Servants    of  thy    Will. 

92.  Uh-lefs  thy   facred   Law  had  been 
my.  Comfort  and  Delight, 

I  mult  have  fainted,  and  expir'd 
in  dark   Affliction's  Night. 

93.  Thy  Precepts  therefore  from  my  ThVft 
mall   never,   Lord,  depart   ; 

For  Thou  by  them   haft  to  new  X^ife 

reflor'd  my  dying   Heart. 
9|.    4l-s    I    ?m  thine,   entirely  thine, 

protect    me     !  ord,   from  Harm  ; 
Who  have  thy    Precepts  fought  to  know, 

ard  carefully  perform. 

9;.   The  Wicked   have   their   Ambufh  laid 

my  guiJtlefs  Life  to  take  ; 
But   in. the   mid  ft  of  Danger  [ 

ihy  Woid  my   Study  ijnakej 

5,  I'ye 


PSALM   cxix.  229 

96    I've  feen  an  End  of  what  we  call 

Perfection    here  below  : 
But  thy   Commandments,  like  Thyfelf, 

no   Charge  or  Period   know. 
M  E  M. 

97.  The  Love  that  to   thy  Laws  I  bear» 
no  Language  can    difplay  ; 

They   with    frefh  Wonders  entertain 
my  ravifh'd  Thoughts  all   Day. 

98.  Thro'  thy  Commands  I   wifer  grow 
than  all  my   fubcle   Foes  ; 

For  thy  fure    Word  doth   me  direct, 
and   all  my   Ways  difpofe. 

09.  From   me.  my  former  Teachers  no#  : 

may    abler  Counfel  take  ; 
Becaufe   thy  facred   Precepts    I 

my   conftant    Study  make. 

100.  In  Underitanding  I  excel 
the  Sages  of  our    Days  ; 

Becaufe  by  thy  unerring  Rules 
I  order  all  my  Way*. 

101.  My  Feet  with  Care  I  have  refrained? 
from  ev'ry   iinful    Way, 

That  to   thy   facred  Word   I   might 
entire  Obedience    pay, 

102.  I   have  not  fom  thy  Judgments  ftray'd, 
by   vain  D<  fires  milled  ; 

For,    Lord,    Thou  hail  intlrucled  me 
thy  righceous  Paths   to  tread". 

103.  How   fweet  are   all  thy  Words   to   me  ; 
O    what   oivine  Repaft  ! 

How  much   more  grateful  to  my   Soul, 
ihan   Honey  to   my  Taile  ! 

104..  Taught 


2jo  PSALM  cxix. 

104-  Taught   by  thv  facred  Precepts,   i 

with    heav'nly    Skill   am    bleft, 
Thro'  which,   the  treach'rous  Ways   of  Sin 

I   utterly  detefl. 

JV  U  N. 
105.  Thy   Word  is.  to  my  Feet  a  Lampa 

the  Way    of  Truth  to  mow  ; 
A  Watch-light  to  point  cut  the   Path, 

in   which   I  ought  to    go. 
xo6.   I  fware   (and    from  my  folemn    Oath 

I'll  never  Hart  afide) 
That  in    thy   righteous   Judgments   I 

will  fledfattJy.  abide. 

■  07.  Since   I  with  Griefs  am  Co    oppre.v, 

that  1  can   bear  no   more  ; 
According   to    thy  Word    do    Thou 

my   fainting   Sou)    reitore. 
308.    Let  ftill    my  Sacrifice  of  Praife- 

with  Thee   Acceptance  End  • 
And 'in  thy    lightcous   Judgments,  IfOrd? 

inftrutt  my    willing   Mind. 

log.  The'  ghaiily  Dangers  me  funound, 

my  Soul  they  cannot  avve, 
Nor    with    continual    Tenors    keep 

from  thinking  on  thy  Law. 
1 10.  My  wicked   and   invet'/aie  Fbe3 

for   me  their   Snajes  have    laid  ; 
Yet  I  have   kept  the  upright  Path, 

nor  from    thy  Precepts  ftray'd. 

in.  Thy    Teflimonies   I  have  made 

my  Heritage  and  Choice  ; 
For  they,  when    other   Comforts   fai£ 

my  drooping    Heart  rejoice, 

uz,.,My 


-  PSALM  cxix.  .431 

IJ2,  My  Heart   with  early  Zeal  begar± 

thy  Statutes  to  obey  ; 
And  'till  my  Courfe   rf  Life  is  done 

mall  keep  thy  upright  Way. 
S  A  M  E  C  H. 
113,  Deceitful   Thoughts  and  Practices 

I    utterly  deteft  ; 
3uc  to  thy  Law   Auction  bear 

too   great  to    be   exprefs'd. 

214.  My    Hiding-place,    my    Refuge-Tower, 
and    Shield   art   Thou,    O    Lord  ; 

I  firmly  anchor  all  my  Hopes 
on  thy    unerring    Word. 

215.  Hence   ye  that  trade  in  Wickednef:, 
approach  not  my    Abode  ; 

For  firmly  I  refolve  to  keep 

the  Precepts  of  my  God. 
316.   According  to   thy  gracious  Word, 

fr^m  Danger  fet  me  free  ; 
Nor  mike  me  of  thofe   Hopes  aftiam'd. 

that    I  repofe  on   Thee. 

117.  Uphold  me,    fo  mall  I  be   fafe, 

and  rcfca'd  from  Diftrefs  ; 
To  thy    Decrees  continually 

my  jult  Rcfoeft  addrels. 
Si3:  Tne   Wicked  Thou  halt  trod  to  E#rth, 

who    from   thy    Statutes  jtray'd  ; 
Their  vile    Deceit  the  jilt   Reward 

of  their,  own  Falihood  made. 

119.  The   Wicked  from    thy  holy  Land 
Thou  doit  like  Drofs    remove  ; 

Therefore,  with  fuch  Jmtice  charm'd, 
:b.y  Teitimonie§  love. 

.  1 20.  :Yet 


2,32  PSALM    cxix. 

120.  Yet  with   that  Love  they  make  me  dread, 
left    T  flv  uld.fo   cffcnd, 

When  on  Tranijrreflbrfi    I  behold 
thy   Judgments   thus  defcend. 
A  I  N. 

121.  Judgment   and   Juftice   I  have  lov'-d  ; 
O  therefore,  Lord,  engage 

In  my  Defence,  nor  give   me    up 

to  my  OnnrefTor's  Rage. 
122    Do  Th  >u   be  Suretv,   Lord,    for    me, 

and  To  mall  this  Diftrefs 
Prove    good   for   me  ;   nor   mail   the   pioud 

my    guiklefs  Soul  opprefs. 

323.    My  Eve,    alas  !   begin   to  fail, 

in  long   Expectance    held  ; 
'Till  thy   Salvation    they  behold, 

and    righteous   Word  fulfill'd;  7 

124.  To  me,   thy    Servant  in   Diftrefs, 
thy  wonted  Grace  difplay, 

And   difcipline  my    willing  Heart 
thy   Statutes  to  obey. 

125.  On    me  devoted  to  thy  Fear,- 
thy  facred  Skill  beftow. 

That  of. thy  Teitimonies   [ 
the   full    Extent  may   know. 

126.  'Tis  Tim*,  high  Time  for  thee]  O  Lord, 
thv  Vengeance  to  employ, 

When   Men   wiih  open   Violence 
thy  faced   Law  deflroy. 

127.  Yet  their  Contempt  of  thy   Commands 
but   makes    their  Value   rife 

h\   lay  Elteern,   who  pureft  Gold 
fempar'd  with  them   defpife. 

j.28.  Thy 


PSALM    cxix.  233 

128.  Thv  Preempts    therefore  I  account, 
in    all  RefpecV,    divine  : 

They    teach  me   to    difcern    the   right, 
and   all    falfe    W±y>   decline. 
P  E- 

129.  The    Wonders  which  thy   Laws  contain,  • 
no    Words    can    reprefcnt  ; 

Therefore  to   learn  and  praclife  them, 
m/    7taroas    Heart    is    bent. 

130.  r.ie  very   Entrance    to   thy    Word 
coe1  filial    Light    difplays, 

And   Knowledge   of  true    Happinefs 
to  fimpleft   Minds   conveys. 

131.  With  ea^er   Hopes  I   waiting   tfDoi, 
ani    fa<n*ei    vi:h    D;iire, 

That  of  thv    wife    Cr.nnanis    I   might 
the    ficred    Skill  acqaire. 

132.  With  Favojr,  Lord,  lo)'<  down  on   me, 
who    thy    Relief  impbre  ; 

As    Thou   art  wont   to    vifi:    thofe 
that    thy  bled    Nam:    adore. 

133.  Directed    by   thy  heav'nly    Word, 
let  all   mv   Footftep*  be   ; 

Nor    Wickednefi   of  any    kind 

dominion  have  o'er  me. 
134.-   Re.eafe,   entirely  fet   me    free 

from  perfecuting  Hands, 
That.   unm)le:ted.    I   may  learn 

and   praclife  thy   Commands 

135.    On  me,    devoted  to  thy  Fei-, 
Lord,    make  thy    Face    to  mine  : 

Thy    Statutes  both    to  know   and. keep, 
my   Heart  with  Zeal  incline,- 

136   My 


234  PSALM   cxix. 

136.  My  Eyes  to  weeping  Fountains  turn, 
whence  briny  Rivers   flow, 

To  fee  Mankind   againfl  thy  Laws 
in  bold  Defiance  go. 

T  S  A  D  D  I. 

137.  Thou  art  the   righteous  Judge,  in  whom 
wrong'd  Innocence   may   truft  ; 

And,  like  Thyfelf,  thy   Judgments,    Lord, 
in   all  Refpe&s   are  julh 

138.  Moft  juit  and  true  thofe  Statutes   were, 
which  Thou  didft  firfl  decree  ; 

And    all  with  Faithfulnefs  perform'd, 
Succeeding  Times  /hall  fee. 

139.  With  Zeal   my    Flefh  corfumes    away, 
my    Soul   with  Anguifn   fret?, 

To  fee  my   Foes   contemn    at  once 

thv  Promifes  and  Threats. 
140    Yet  each  r\( g[ecT  d    V/ord   of  thine     ' 

(howe'er  by  them  deipVd) 
Is  pure,    and    for  eternal  Truih 

by  me,   thy  Servant,  piiz'd. 

141.  Brought,    for  thy    fake,  to   low   Eilatc, 
Contempt  from    all   I    find  ; 

Yet    no    Affronts  or   Wrongs  can  drive 
thy    Precepts   from   my  Mind* 

142.  Thy  Righteoufiufs  (hall  then  endure, 
when  Time    itfelf  is  pad  ; 

Thy    Law    is    Truth  itfelf,    that  Truth 
which  (hall   forever  lad. 

143.  Tho'     Trouble,    Anguiih,   Doubts    and 
to  compafs  me   unite,  [Dread 

Befet  with  Danger,  ftill  I  make 
thy  Precepts  my  Delight. 

144.  Eternal 


PSALM    cxix.  235 

144.  Eternal  and  unerring  Rules 
thy   Teftimonies   give  : 

Teach  me  the    Wifdom   that  will   make 
my  .Soul   for   ever  live. 
K  O  P  H. 

145.  With  my  whole  Hea^t  to  God  I  call'd, 
Lord,  hear  my  earneft  Cry  ; 

And  I,  thy  Statutes  to  perform, 
will  all  my  Care  apply. 

146.  Again  more  fervently  I  pray'd, 
O  fave  me,  that  I  may 

Thy  Teftimonies  throughly  know, 
and  ftedfaftly  obey. 

j 47.  My  earlier  Pray'r  the  dawning  Day 

prevented,  while  I  cry'd 
To  Him  on  whofe   engaging   Word 

my    Hope  alone  rely'd. 

148.  VVith   Zeal  have    [   awak'd  before 
the  midnight    Watch  was  fet, 

That  I  of  thy  myfterious    Word 
might  perfect  Knowledge   get. 

149.  Lord,  bear   my  fupplicating  Voice, 
and    wonted   Favour   (hew  ; 

O    quicken  me,  and  fo  approve 
thy  Judgments  ever  true. 

150.  My  perfccut'ng   Foes  advance, 
and  hourly  nearer  draw  ; 

What    Treatment  can  I  hope   from  them 
who  violate  thy  Law  i 

151.  Tho'  they    draw  nigh,  my  Comfort  is 
Thou  Lord,   art  yet  more  near; 

Thou,  whofe  Commands  are  righteous  all, 
thy  Promifes  fmcere, 

152.  Con* 


*36  PSALM    cxix. 

152.  Concerning   thy   civine   Decrees, 
my   Soul  has  known    of  old 

That   they    were   .rue,   and   ihall   their  Truth 
to  endkfs    Ages   hold. 

J?  £  S  C  H. 

153.  Confider  my    Affliction,    Lord> 
and   me  from     Bondage  draw  ; 

Think  on  thy  Servant  in  Diitrefs, 
who   ne'er  forgets   thy  Law. 

154.  Plead    Thou   my  Caufe  ;   to  that  and  me- 
thy  timely   Aid   affoid  ; 

With  Beams  of  Mercy  quicken    me, 
according  to   thy    Word. 

155.  From  harden 'd  Sinners  Thou  remcv'ft 
Salvation    far   awav 

'Tis  juft   Thou   fhould'ft  withdraw  from  them/ 
who  from  thy    Statutes  itray. 

156.  Since   great   thy  tender  Mercies  are 
to  all  who    Thee    adore  ; 

According  to  thy  judgments,    Lord, 
my   fainting   hopes  reftore. 

J  57.  A  num'rcus  Hoft  of  fpiteful  Fees 

againir.   my    Life  combine  ; 
Eut  all   too   few    to  force   my   Soul 

thy    Statutes  to  decline. 
158.   Thofe  bold  TranfgrefTors   I  beheld, 

and   was  with  Grief  opprefs'd, 
To  fee   with   what   audacious  Pride 

thy    Cov'r.ant  they   tranfgrefs'd. 

15.9.    Yet  while   they  flight,  confider,  Lord, 

how    I    thy   Precepts   love  ; 
O   therefore  quicken   me  with  Beams 

of  Mercy  from  above. 

160.  As 


P   S  A  L  M    cxixv  237 

\6o    As  frrm  the   Birth  of  Time  thy   Truth 

ha?   held   through    Ages  pal. 
Sd   fhaU    thy  righteous  judgments,    firm, 
to  endlefs    Ages  [ait. 

S  C  H  I  A". 

161.  Tho'   mighty   T\rant5,    without   Caufe, 
confpire   mv    Blood    to    fhed, 

Thy    faced    Word  has  Po-v'r   alone 
to    fill   my    Heart    with    Dread. 

162.  And   >et  that   Word    my  joyful   Bread 
with    heav'nly    Rapture   warms, 

No-   Cor.queft,  ror  the   Spoils  of  War, 
have   fuch   tranfporting    Charms. 

163    Perfidious  Practices   and   Lies 

T  utterly  deteft   ; 
But  to   thv    Lav\s   Affection  bear, 

too  vail    to  be  exprelK 

164.  Sev'n  times  a  Day,  with  grateful  Voice, 
thy  Praifes    I  refound, 

Becaufe   I   find  thy  Judgments   all 
with   Truth  and  JuiHce  crown'd. 

165.  Secure,   fubftantial  Peace  have   they 
who    trulv  love    thy    Law  ; 

No  fmiling   Mifchief  them   can    tempt, 
nor    frowning   Danger  awe. 

166.  For   thy   Salvation   I    have    hop'd, 
and  though   fo  long  delav'd, 

With  chearful  Zeal   and  ftriclefl   Care 
all   thy    Commands    obey. 

167.  Thy    Teftimonies    I  have  kept, 
and   conftantly    obey'd  ; 

Becaufe   the  Love  I  bore    to   them, 
thy   Service  eafy   made. 

168.  From 


Z3&  PSALM    cxix. 

1 68.  From  drift  Obfervance  of  thy  Laws 
I  never  >et  withdrew  ; 

Convinced  that  my   mod  fecret  Ways 
are  open  to  thy  View. 
T  A  U. 

169.  To  my  Requeft  and  earned  Cry 
attend,  O  gracious  Lord  ; 

Infpire  my   Heart  with  heav'nly  Skill, 
according  to  thy    Word. 

170.  Let  my  repeated  Pray'r  at   laft 
before  thy  Throne  appear  ; 

According  to  thy  plighted   Word 
for  my  Relief  draw  near. 

171.  Then  mall  my  grateful  Lips  return 
the  Tribute  of  their  Praife, 

When  Thou  thy    Courfels  haft  reveal'd, 
and  taught  me  thy  juft  Ways. 

172.  My  Tongue  the  Praifes  of  thy  Word 
lhall  thankfully  refound, 

Becaufe   thy  Promifes   are  all 

with  Truth  and  Juftice  crown'd. 

173.  Let  thy  almighty  Arm  appear, 
and  bring  me  timely   Aid  ; 

For  I  the  Laws  Thou  haft  ordain'd, 
my   Heart's  free  Choice   have   made. 

174.  My  Soul  has   waited  long  to  fee 
thy    faving   Grace  reftor'd  ; 

Nor  Comfort  knew,   but  what   thy   Laws* 
thy  heav'nly  Laws  afford. 

175.  Prolong  my   Life,  that  I  may  fing 
my  preat  Reftorer's  Praife, 

Whofe   J  u llice  from   the  Depths  of  Woes 
my  fainting  Soul  lhall  raife. 

176.  Like 


PSA  L'M   cxix,  cxx,  cxxi.    239 

l76.  Like  fome  loft  Sheep  I've  flray'd,  'till  I 

defpzir  my    Way  to  find  : 
Thou    therefore,    Lord,    thy    Servant  feek, 
who  keeps   thy   Laws  in    Mind. 
PSALM    CXX. 
i    TN  deep  Diitrefs  I  oft  have  cry'd 
To  God,  who  never  yet  deny'd 
To  refcue  me  oppreiVd   with  Wrongs  : 

2.  Once  more,  O  Lord,  Deliv'rance  fend, 
From  lying  Lips  my  Soul  defend. 

And  from  the  Rage  of  fhnd'ring  Tongue?. 

3.  What  little  Profit  can  accrue, 
And  yet  what  heavy  Wrath  is  due, 

O  thou  perfidious  Tongue,  to  thee  ? 

4.  Thv    Sing  upon  thyfelf  mall  turn  ; 
Of  lafting   flames  that  fiercely  burn, 

The  conftant  fuel  thou  fhalt  be. 

5.  But  O  !  how  wretched  is  my  Doom, 
Who  am  a  Sojourner  become 

In  ba:ren  Me/ecb's  defart  Soil  I 
With  KeJar's  wicked  Tents  inclos'd, 
To   lawlefs   Savages    expos'd, 

Who  live  on  nought  but  Theft  and  Spoil. 

6.  Mv  haplefs  Dwelling  is  with  thofe 
"Who  Peace  and  Amity  oppofe, 

And  Pleafure  take  in  others  Harms  : 

7.  Sweet  Peace  is  all  I  court  and  feek  ; 
But  when  to  them  of  Peace  I  fpeak, 

They  ftraighc  cry  our,  To  Arms,  To  Arms* 
PSALM    CXXI. 
1   'TTV)    Ws  Hill  I  lift  my  Eyes, 
X        from  thence  expecting  Aid  ; 
2.  From  Sion's   dill  and  Sion's  God, 
who  Hcav'n  and  Earth  has  made,      3.  Then 


240       PSALM    cxxi,  cxxii. 

3.  Then   thou,  my  Soul,  in  Safety  reft  ; 

thy   Guardian' will    1  ot   flerp  : 

4.  His  watchful  Care  that   hr\l  guards, 
will   lJrWs  Monarch  keep. 

5.  ShehcrM   beneath  th'   Almighty's  Wing?, 
thou  malt  fecurety   reft, 

6.  Whce  neither  Sun  nor  Mocn  fhall  thee 
by  Day  or  Night  moleit. 

7.  From  enmmon  Accidents  of  Life 
his   Care   flia'l   gusrd   thee  ftill  ; 

From  Evi's  uridefign'd.    and    Foes 
that  lie   in    wait  to  kill. 

8-  At  Home,  Abroad,  in  Peace  in    War, 

thy  God  iliall   thee    defend  ; 
Conduct    thee  thro*   Life's  Pilgrimage, 
fafe  to    th\    Jcurnev's  end. 

PSALM     CXXII.  - 
I   ^~V  'Tvas  a  joyful  Sound  to  hear 

\J     our  /Tribes    devoutly    fay, 
Up  Ijr'el,    to  the   Temple  hade, 
and  keep  your  r-eftal   Day, 

2.  At  $a/<m'o  Courts  we  muft  appear,  - 
wiih   our   alTembkd   Pow'rs  ; 

3.  In  ilrong  and  beauteous   Order  rang'd, 
like   her   united  Tow'rs  ; 

4.  'Tis  thither  by  divine  Command, 
the   Tribes    of  God    repair, 

Before  his    Ark    to    celebrate 

his    Name   with    Praife  and   Pray'r, 

5.  Tribunals    fland    erccleJ   there, 
where  Equity    t;kes  place  ; 

There   Hand    the  Courts  and  Palaces 
of  royal      /VWs   R«'ce, 

6.  O 


PSALM    cxxiii,  cxxiv.       24 r 

6.  O  pray  we  then  for  Salens  Peace, 
for  they  /hall  -profp'rous    he, 

(Thou  ho4y  City   of  oar  God   !) 
who    bear    true   Love    to    ih<.e. 

7.  M*y    Peace  within    thy   ficred   Walla 

a    conitant  Gueft  be  foim4, 
With    Plenty    and    Profperity 
thy  Pa.'aces  be  crown'd. 

8.  For  my  dear  Brethren's  Sate,  and  Fi lends* 
no    lefs  than   Brethren    dear, 

I'll  pray— May  Peace  in  Saem\  Tow'rs 
a  conftant  Gueft  appear. 

9.  But  moft-of  all.  I'll  fak    thy  Good, 
and  ever  wifh  thee  well, 

For  Sin  and  the  Temple's  Sake, 
where  God  vouchees  to  dwell. 

PSALM    CXXIII. 
l>   f^i^  Thce»  wno  dwell'it  above  the  Skies. 
l.   V-/     For  Mercy  wait  my   longing  Eyes ^ 
^s  Servants  watch  their  Mailers  Hands, 
And  Maids  their  Miftrefll-s  Commands. 
{,  4    O  then  have  Mercy  on  us,  Lord, 
Thy   gracious  Aid  to  us  afford  : 
To  us  whom  cruel  Foes  op  pre  ft. 
jrrown  rich  and  proud  by  our  Diftrefs, 

PSALM    CXXIV. 

HAD  not  the  Lord   (may  lfr\l  fay) 
been  pleas'd  to  interpofc  ; 
Had  He  not  then  efpous'd  our  Caufe, 
when   Men   aga^nlt  us    rofe 
»  4.  5.   Their  Wrath  had  nvallov/d  us  alive, 

and   rag'd   without   Controul  ; 
fceir  Spite  and  Pride's  united  Floods 
iiad  quite  o'erwhdm'd  our  6oul. 

i.  6.  But 


242      PSALM  cxxiv,  cxxV. 

6.  But  prais'd  be  our  eternal  Lord, 

who  refcu'd  us  that  Day. 
Nor  to  their  favage  Jaus  .^ave  up 
our  threat'ned  Lives  a  r\ey. 

7.  Our  Soul  is  like  a  Bird  efcapM 
from  out  the    Fowler's   Net  ; 

The  Snare  is  broke,   their  Hopes  are  CrofsM 
and  we   at .  Freedom  -fet. 

8.  Secure  in   his   almigiuy   Name, 
our  Confidence  remains, 

Who,  as  He  made  both   Heav'n  and  Earth 

of  both  fole   Monarch    reigns. 

P  S  A  L  M    C^XXV. 

t    TTTHO  place  on   Sions  God  their  Truf 

W       like  Sion's  Rock   (hall  itand  ; 
Like  her  immoveably  be  trxt 

by  his  almighty   Hand. 
2.  Look   how  the   Hills  on  ev'ry  Side 

Jerufalem  inclofe, 
So  Uands  the  Lord  around  his  Saints, 
to  guard  them  from  their  Foes. 

>.  The  Wicked  may  amift  the  Juft, 

but  ne'er  too  long  opprefs, 
Nor  force  him  by  Defpair  to  feek 

bafe  Mean*   for  his  Redrefr. 
4.  Be  good,  O   righteous   God,  to  thoft, 

who  righteous  Deeds  affecl^ ; 
The  Heart  v  at  Innocence  retains, 

let  Innocence  protecl. 

•<.  All  thofe  who  walk  in  crooked  Paths, 
the  Lord  mall  foon  de  roy  ; 

Cut  off  th'  Unjuft    but  crown  the  Saints 
with  lafting  Peace  and  Joy. 

P  S  A  i 


P  S  A  L  M   xxvi,  xxvii.       243 

P  S  A  L  M  CXXVI. 
I  IT  THEN  Sion's   God   her    Sons  recall 'd 

VV       ff0m  ^on?  Captivity* 
It   feim'd  at   nrft   a   pleaiing    Dream 

of  what   we    wiih'd    to  fee  : 
a.  -Bat   foon  in  unaccuftoni'd  Mirth, 

we   did   our   Voice   employ. 
And    fung  our   great   Creator's   Praife 

in  thankful  Hymns   of  Joy. 

Our   heathen  Foes  repining  ftood, 

yet    were  compell'd    to    own, 
That  great  and    wond'rcus   was  the    Work 

our    God  for    us    had  done. 
3.  'Twas  great,    fay     they,   'twas     wond'rous 

much   more    mould  we  cor. fe(s  ;         (greatt 
The  Lord  has  done  great  Things,  whereof 

we   reap    the  glad  Succefs. 

4.  To  us  bring  back   the  Remnant,  Lord, 
of  IjYeVs  captive  Bands, 

More   welcome  than  refreshing   Show'rs 
to   parch'M    and  thirity   Lands. 

5.  That  we,  whofe  Work  commenc'd  in  Tears* 

may  fee   our   Labours  tnrive, 
'Till  finiih'd    with   Succefs,    to  make 

our  drooping    Hearts  revive. 
<6.    Tho'   he  defpond  that  fow«    his  Grain, 

yet  doubtl  fs   he   Ik  J I   come 
To   bind   hii  ful'-ear'd  Sheaves,   and   bring 

the  joyful  Harvefl   home. 

PSALM    CXXVII. 
I   TT/E  build  with    fr.dtlefs  Coft,  unlefs 

W      the  Lord  the  Pile  fuftain ; 
Unleft  the  Lo  d  the  City  keep, 

the  Watchman  wakes  in  vain  ; 

h  z  z*  In 


244     PSALM   cxxvii,  cxxviri. 

2.  In  vain  we  rife  before  the  Day, 
and  late  to  Re  it  repa:r  ; 

Allow  no  Refpite  to  our  Toil, 
and  eat  the  Bread  cf  Care. 

Supplies  of  Life,  withEafe  to  them, 

He  on   his   Saints  bellows  ; 
He  crowns  their  Labour  with   Succefs, 

their  Night?   with  found  Repofe. 

3.  Children,  thofe  Comforts  of  our  Life, 
are  Prefents  from  the  Lord  ; 

He  gives  a  num'jous  Race  of  Heirs, 
as  Piety's  Reward. 

4.  As  Arrows  in  a  Giant's  Hand 
when    marching  forth  to  War, 

Ev'n   fo  the   Sons  of  fprightly   Youth, 
their  Parents  Safeguard  are. 

5.  Happy  the   Man.  whofe  Quiver's  fill'd 
with  thefe  prevailing   Arms  ; 

He  needs  not  fear  to  meet  his  Foe, 
at  Law,  or  War's  Alarms 

PSALM    CXXVIII. 
1  /"TpHE  Man  is  blelt,  who  fears  the  Lortl, 

nor  only  Worftiip  pays, 
But  keeps  his  Steps  confin'd  with  Care 
to  his  appointed  Ways. 

2.  He  {hall  upon  the  fweet  Returns 
of  his  own  Labour  feed ; 

Without  Dependance  live,  and  fee 
his  Wifhes  all  fucceed. 

3.  His  Wife,  like  a  fair  fertile  Vine, 
her  lovely  Fruit  (hail  bring  ; 

His  Children,  like  young  olive  Plants, 
about  his  Table  fpring, 

4,  5-  Wl 


P  S  A  L  M   cxxviii,  cxxix.     245 

§  5.  Who  fears  the  Lord,  fhall  profper  thus ; 

him  Siou*s  God   (hall  blels  ; 
And  grant  him  all  his  Days  to   fee 
>  Jeru/alems   Succefs. 

$.  He   fhall  live  on,  'till  Heirs  from   him 

defcerd  with  vaft  Increafe  : 
Much  blek'd  in  his  own   profp'rous  State, 

and   more  in   Ifr'ePs  Peace. 

P  S  A  L  M    CXXfX. 

FROM  my  Youth   up  may  Ifr'el  fry, 
tfrey  oft  have  me  aiTail'd, 
Reduc'd   me  oft  to  he?.vy   Straits, 
but  nev^r  q  ijte  prevail 'd'. 
j.   They  oft  ha^e  plow'd  my  patient  Back 

with    Furr jws   deep  and    j'ong  : 
I  But  oar  juil  God  has   broke  their  Chains, 
and  refcu'd    us;   f.om    Wrong. 

.  Defeat,   Confufori,   mameful  Rout. 

be  ftiij   the  Doom  of  thofe, 
flfeejr  righteous  Doom  who  St'on  hate, 

and   Sion's  God  oppofe. 

Like  Corn  upon  our  Houfes  Tops, 

untimely  let  th?m   fade, 
Which  too  much  Heat,  and  want  of  Root, 

has  blafted  in   the  Blade  : 

.  Which  in  his  Arms  no  Reaper  takes, 

but   unregarded  hives  ; 
or  Binder  thinks  it  worth  his  Pains 

to  fold  it  into  Sheaves. 
.  No   Traveller  that  pafles  by, 
t    vouchfafes  a  Minute's  Stop,. 
P  give  it  one  kind  Look,  or  crave 

HeavVs   BUffwg  on  the  Crop. 

LS  PSALM. 


'F 


a46      PSALM    cxxx,  cxxxl 

PSALM    CXXX. 

ROM  loweft  Depths  of  Woe, 
to  God  I  Cent  my  Cry  ; 
Lord,  hear  my  fupplicating  Voice, 
and  graciouflv  reply. 
3.  Should'!*  thou  feverely  judge, 
who  can  the  Trial  bear  ? 
4.  But  Thou  forgiv'ft,  lead  we  defpond, 
and  quite  renounce  thy  Fear. 

5.  My  Soul  with  Patience  waits 
tor  Thee  the  living  Lord  ; 

My  Hopes  are  on  thy  Promife  builty 
thy  never-failing  Word. 

6.  My  longing  Eyes  look  out 
for  the  enliv'ning  Ray, 

More  duly  than  the  Morning  Watch 
to  fpy  the  dawning  Day. 

7  Let  Ifryel  tiuft  in  God, 
no  Bounds  his  Mercy  knows; 

The  plenteous  Scource  and  Spring  from  >vhenc« 
eternal  Succour  flows. 

8  Whofe  friendly  Streams  to  us 
Supplies  in  Want  cenvey  ; 

A  healing  Spring,  a  Sprj»g  to  deanfe, 
and  waih  our  Guilt  away. 

psalm  exxxr. 
1  /^\  Lord'  l  am  noL  proud  of  Hcare> 

(/     nor  caa  a  fcorntul  Eye  ; 
Nor  my  afpiring  Thoughts  employ 

in  1  hing*  for  me  too  high. 
2.  With  infant  Innocence^ thou  know  ft 

I  have  my  felf  demean'd  ; 
Compos'd  to  quiet,  like  a  Babe 

that  from  the  Bicaft  is  wean  d. 


PS  A  L  M   cxxxi,  cxxxtl,     247 

3.   Like  me,  let  lfr\l  hope  in  God,^ 

his   Aid  alone  implore; 
Both  now  and  ever  truft  in   Him, 
who  lives   for  evermore. 

PSALM    CXXXH. 
I,  T    ET  David,   Lord,  a  conftant  Place 

I  j     in  thy  Remembrance  find  ; 
Let  all  the  Sorrows  he  endur'd, 

be  ever  in  thy    Mind. 
2-  Remember  what  a  folemn  Oath 
to  Thee,  his    Lord,  he  fwore  ; 
How  to  the  mighty  God  he  vow'd, 
whom  Jacob's  Sons  adore  : 

3,4.  I  will  not  go  into  my  Hou&, 

nor  to  my  Bed  afcend   ; 
No  foft  Repofe  mail  clofe  mv  Eye?, 

nor  SleeD  my  Eye-lids  bend  ; 

5.  'Till  for' the   Lord's  deiign'd   Abode 
I   mark  the  deftin'd  Ground  ; 

Till  I  a  decent  Place   of  Reft, 
for  Jacob's  God  have  found. 

6.  Th'  appointed  Place  with  Shouts  of  Joy, 

at  Ephrata  we  found, 
And  made  the  Woods  and  neighb'ring  Field* 
our  glad   AppUufe  refound. 

7.  O  with  due  Rev'rence  let  us   then 

to  his   Abode  repair  ; 
And,  proftrate  at  his  Footftool  fall'n, 
pour  out  our  humble  Pray'r. 

3.  Arife,    O   Lord,   and  now  poflefs 

thy  conftant  Place  of  Reft  ; 
Be   that,  not   only  with  thy  Ark, 

but  with  thy  Prefence  bleft. 

L  4  9,  10,  Cloath 


24-8    PSALM   cxxxii,  cxxxiii. 

9  10.  CloathThou  thyPriefts  withRighteoufnefs 
make  Thou  thy   Saints  rejoice  ; 

And  for  thy    Servant  David's  Sake, 
hear  thy    Anoinied's  Voice. 

11.  Gcd    fware  to    Da<vid  in    his  Truth, 

(nor- (hall  hi.    Oath   be  vain) 
One  of  thy    OiFipring   after  thee 
upon   thy    Throne  /hall  reign  • 

12.  And  if  thy  Seed   my  Covenant  keep, 
and  to  my  Laws  fubmit  : 

Tfeir  Childien  too   upon  thy    Throne 
for  evermore    mall    fH. 

13.  14.  For  Sion  does  in  God's  Efteem 
all   other   Seats    excel  ; 

His    Place    of  everiailjrig  Reft, 

wh.?re    He  defires  to  dwell. 
15     16.    Her  Store,    fays   He,  I  will    increafe,. 

her  Poor    with   Plenty  blefs  j 
Her  Saints  mall    mom  for    Joy,  her  Priefts 

my    faving  Health  confefs. 

17.  There   ZWV's  Pow'r,  mall  long  remain- 
in   his  fucceffive    Line, 

And  my   anointed    Servant  there 
mall   with   f.eflv  Lull;e   mine. 

18.  The   Faces  of  his  vanquiih'd  Foes 
Confufion  fliall   o'erfpread  ; 

Whilft  with  confirm'd  Succefs,  his  Crown 
ihall  flourifli  on    his  Head. 

psalm  exxxrn. 

1    TTOW  vaft  mult  their  Advantage  be  ! 

H     how  great   their  Pleafure    prove  ! 
Who  live  like    Brethren,  and  confent 

in   OiUces   of. Love  ! 

2.  True 


PSA  L  M    cxxxiv,  cxxxv.    249 

2.  True  Love  is  like  that  precious  Oil 
which,  pour'd  on  Aaron's  Head, 

Ran  down  his  Beard,  and  o'er,  his  Robes 
its  coftly  Moiflure  Iked. . 

3.  'Tis  like  refrefhing  Dew,  which  does 
on  Hermon't  Top  diftill  ; 

Or  like  the  early  Drop*,  that  fall 
on  Siori't  fruitful   Hill. 

4.  For  God  to  all,  vvhofe  friendly  Hearts 
with  mutual  Love  abound, 

Has   firmly  promis'd  Length  of  Days 
with  conftant  Bleilings  crown'd. 
PSALM    CXXXJV. 
1    T>LESS  God,  ye  Servants  that  attend  ' 

JD     upon  his  folemn  State, 
That  in  his  Temple,  Night  by  Night, 

with    humble  Rev'rance  wait : 
2,  3,  Within  his  Houfe  lift  up  your  Haiid*5 

and  blefs  his  holy  Name  ; 
From  $/on  blefs  thy  Ifr'el,  Lord, 

who  Hea-v'n.  and  Earth  didft  frame. 
P  S  A  L  M    CXXXV. 

2  Y"YPrairc  the  Lord  with  one  Confent, 
Vy     and  magnify  his  Name  ; 

Xet  all  the  Servants  of  the  Lord 

his  worthy  Praife  proclaim. 
2.  Praife  Him  all  ye  that  in  his  Houfe, 

_  attend  with  canftant  Care  ; 
With  thofe  that  to.  his  outmoft   Courts  . 

with  humble. Zeal  repair. 

3..  For  this  our  trueft  Ir.t'refl  is, 

glad  Hymns  of  Praife  to  fino-  ;  \ 

And  with  loud  Songs  to  blefs  his  "Name, 

a  mpft  delightful  Thing,. 


250         PSALM   cxxxv. 

4.  For  Cod  his  cun  peculiar  Choice 
the  Sons  of  Jocob  makes  ; 

And  /VV/'s  O&p'irg  for  his  own 
moft  valu'd  TYeafttre  takes. 

5.  That  God  is  great,  we  often  have 

by  glad  Experience  found  ; 
And  feen  how  He  with  wond'rous  Powr£. 
above  all  God^  is  crown'd. 

6.  For  He  with  ununiteo   Srrengih 

perfoims  his  fov'reign  Will  ; 
In  Heav'n  and  Earth,  and  watry  Stores, 
that  Earth's  deep  Caverns  fill. 

7.  He  raifes  Vspours  from  the  Ground, 
which  poiVd  in  liquid  Air, 

Fa^l  down  at  Tail  in  show'rs  thro*  which 
hi;   dreadful   Lightnings  glare  : 

8.  He  from  his  Store-hcu^e  brings  the  Winds; 
and  He  with   vcnjeful   Hand, 

The  nrll-born  few  of  Man  and  Beaft, 
thro*  %v.yp?$  mourning  Land. 

p.  He  dreadful  Signs  and   Wonders  fhew'd 

th'O*  itubbom  Eppt'j  Coafts, 
Ncr  Pharcah  could   r.is  Plague*  efcape, 

nor  ali  his  num'rous  Hoils. 
jo    11.  'Twas  H*   hat  various  Nations  fmot?* 

and   mighty  Kings  fuppreVd  ; 
Sjfyi  and    Og.   and  all  befides, 

who  Canaan  $    Land  pci'itfs'd. 

12,    13    Their  Land  upon  his  thofen  Race 

He  fiimly  (id  enrail  ; 
For  which  his  Fame  mail  always  lal1, 

hi&  Praife  fhall  never  fail. 

14*  For 


PSALM    cxxxv>  cxxxvi.    251 

14    For  God  fhaH  (bon  his  Feople's  Caufe 

with  pitying  Eves  furvey  ; 
Repent  Him  of  his  Wrath,  and  turn 

his  kinaled  Rage  away, 

15.  Thofe  Idols,  whole  falfe  Worihip  fpreads 
o'er  all  the  Heathen  Lands, 

Are  made  of  Silver  and  of  Gold, 
the   Work  of  human  Hinds. 

16,  17    They  move  not  their  fictitiousTongues, 
nor  fee  with  polifh'd  Eyes  ; 

Their  counterfeited  Ears  are  deaf, 
no  Breath  their  Mouth  fupplie3. 

j 8.   As  fenfekfs  as  themfelves  are  they, 

that  all   their    Skill  apply 
To  make  them,  or  in  dang'rous  Times 

on  them  for  Aid    rely. 

19.  Their  juft  Returns  of  Thanks  to  God, 
let  grateful  If/ el  pay  : 

Nor  let  the  Priells  of  Aaron's  Race 
to  blefs  the  Lord  delay. 

20.  Their  Senfe  of  his  unbounded  Love 
let  Levi  s  Houfe  exprefs  ; 

And  let  all  thofe  that  fear  the  Lord, 
his  Name  for  ever  b'efs. 

21.  Let  al!  with  Thanks  his   wond'rous  Works 
in  Sioris  Courts  proclaim  ; 

Let  them  in  Sahrn,  where  He  dwells, 
exalt  his  holy  Name. 

PSALM    CXXXVI. 
l    *"TpO  God,  the  mighty   Lord, 

Your  jcyful    I  hanks  repeat  l 
To  him  due  Praife  afford, 
As  ,^ood  as  JHe  is  great, 

For 


l$l  PS  AL  M    cxxxvi. 

For  God  does  prove  t 

Our  conftant   Fiiend, 
His  bound  lefs   Love 
Shall  never  end. 

2,   3.  To   Him,   who/e  wond'rous  .Po.w*f 

All  other  Gods    obey, 
Whom  earthly  Kings  adore, 

This  grateful   Homage  pay  : 
For  God,  &c. 

4,  5.  By   his  almighty    Hand 

Amazing  Works  are   wrought  $ 

The    Heav'ns  by   his   Command 
Were  to  Perfe&ion  brought. 
For  God,  &c. 

6.  He  fpread  the  Ocean  round 

About  the  fpacious  Land  ; 
And  made  the  riling  Ground 
Above  the  Waters  Hand. 
For  God,  &e. 

7,  8,  9.  Thro'  Heav'n  He  did  difplay 

His  num'rous  Holts  of  Light ; 
The  Sun  to  rule  by  Day,. 

The  Moon  and  Stars  by  Night, 
For  God,  &c. 

10,  11,  12.  He  ftruck  the  Firft  born  dead 

Of  Egypt's  ftubborn   Land  1 
And  thence  his  People  led 

With  his  refiaiefs  Hand. 
For  God,  &c 

13,   14.  By  Him  the  raging  Sea, 

As  if  in  Pieces  rent, 
<Difcloi'd  a  middle  Way, 

Through  which  his  People  went. 

For  God  &c.  J5'  Who* 


PSALM  cxxxvi.         253 

1{J.  Where  foon  He   overtime w- 

Proud  Pharaoh  and  his  Hoit, 
Who  daring  to  purfue, 

Were  in  the  Billows  lolt. 
For  God,  &c. 
*6,  17,  18.  Thro1  Defarts  vaft  and  wiM    ; 

'  He  led  the  chofen  Seed  ; 
And  famous  Princes  foilM, 

And  made  great  Monarch*  bleed, 
For  God,  &c. 
10,  20.  Sihn,  whofe  potent  Hand 
Great  Amnion's  Sceptre  fway  d  5 
And  Og,  whofe  ftern   Command 
Rich   Bajhanh   Land  obey'd. 
For  God,  &<, 
21,  22.  And  of  his  wond'rous  Grace, 
1  heir  Lands,  whom  He  deflroy'd. 
He  gave  to  I/r'el's  Race, 
To  be  by  them  enjoy 'd. 
For  God,  &c. 

23,  24.  He,  in  our  Depth  of  Woes, 

On  us  with  Favour  thought, 
And  from   our  cruel   Foes 

In  Peace  and   Safety  brought, 
For  God,  cifr. 

2r,  zf>.  He  does  the  Food  fupply, 

On  which  all   Creatures  live: 
To  God  who  reigns  on  high 
Eternal  Praifes   give. 
For  God  will  prove 
Our  conftant  Friend,  |        ;- ; 

His  boundlefs  Love 
Shall  nmr  end.  AMCf.^ 


254        PSALM  cxxxvii. 
PSALM   cxxxvri 

1   \\/HEN  we>  our   wearyM  Limbs  to*eir, 
Y  V      Sat  down  by  proud  Euphrates  S'reara, 
We  wept,  with  doleful  Thoaghrs  oppreft, 
And   Sion  was  our  mournful     Theme. 

2.  Our  Harps,  that  when  with  Joy  we  W, 
Were  won't  their  tuneful  Pans  to  bear, 
With  filent  Strings  neglcfted  hurg 

On  Willow-trees  that  witherM  there. 

3.  Mean  while  our  Foes,  who  all  confpir'd 
To  triumph  in    our  flavifh  Wrongs, 
Mufick  and  Mirth  of  us  requir'df 

"  Come,  fing  us  one  of  S>on'$  Songs" 

4.  How  mail  we  tune  our  Voice  to  fing  I 
Or  touch  our  Harps  with  fkilful  Hands  ? 
Shall  Hymns  of  Joy    to  God  our  King 
Be  fung   by   Slaves  in  foreign  Lands  ? 

5.  O  Salem,  our  ence  happy  Seat  ! 
When  I  of  thee  forgetful  prove, 

Let  then  my   trembling  Hand   forget 
The  (peaking  String  with    Art  to   move  \  . 

6.  If  I  to  mention   thee  for  hear, 
Eternal  Silence  feize   my  Tongue  ; 
Or  if   I  fing  one   chearful    Air, 
Till  thy  Deliv'rance  is  my  Song  ! 

7.  Remember,   Lord,  how  EJom's  Race, 
In    thy  own  City's    fatal  Day, 

Cry'd  our,    »  Her  flately   Walls  deface, 
"  And   with  the  Ground  quite  level    lay." 

8.  Proud  Bakeih   Daughter,  doom'd  to   be 
Cf  Grief  and    Wee    the    wretched   Prey. 
Blef'd  is  the   Man,    who   fhall  to  thee 

.The   Wrings  thcu  laid'it  oh  us,   repay. 

9.  Thrice 


PSALM  cxxxvii,  cxxxvui.   255 

«    Thrice  blefsM,  who  with  jaft  Rage  poffenV 
And    deaf  to  all  the  Parents   Moans, 
Shall  "(natch   thy    Infants  frorn   the    Breaff, 
And   daih    their  Heads  **ainfl fc    the  Stones. 

p  S  A  L  M    CXXXVlll. 
j  ^  yr  TITH  my  wholeHeart,  my  God  andKing, 

YV        thy  Pr^ife    I  will    proclaim; 
3efore  the  Gods   with  Joy  I'll  fmg, 

and   Wefs   thy  holy   Name. 
2.  I'll   worlhip  at    thv  facred  Seat   ; 

and  with  thy   Love   infpir'd, 
The   Praifes    of  thy    Truth  repeat, 
o'er   all.  thy   Works  admir'd, 

3.  Thou  gracioufly  inclin'dft  thine  Ear, 

when  I   to   Thee   did  cry  ; 
And   when  my  Soul   was   p^efs'd  with  Fear, 

didft   inward    Strength  fupply. 
4..    Therefore    mail  ev'ry    earthly    Prince 

thy  Name  with   Praife   purfue, 
Whom  thefe  admir'd  Events  convince 

that   all    thy  Works  are  true. 

?.   They  all  thy   wond'rous   Ways,  O  Lord, 

wi^h   chearful  Songs    (hall  blefs  ; 
And  all  thy  glorious   Ads  record, 

thy  awful  Pow'r  confefs. 
6.  For  GoJ,  akho*  enthron'd  on  high, 

does  thence  the  poor  refpecl  ; 
The  proud  far  ofF,  his  fcornfui  Eye 

beholds  with  juft   Negleft. 

j.  Tho'  I  with  Troubles  am   opprefs'd, 

He  fhall  my  Foes  Gilarm, 
Relieve  my  Soul  when  moft  diftrefi'd, 

and  keep  me  fafe  from  Harm. 

r  8.  The< 


256  P  S  A  L  M  cxxxviii,  cxxxix. 

8'  T*1;,1^1,  whofe   Mercies  ever  laft, 

jhall  fix  my  happy  State; 
And  mindful  of  his   Favours   pa/l, 

fliall  his  own  Work  compleat 

TP  S  ^  Z  A#    CXXXIX. 
HOU,   Lord,  by  flriaeft  Search  haft 

-ret  WnfUpMd  !yi^down  5  [kno»n 
my  lecret  Thoughts  are  known  to  Thee 

Jinown  long  before  conceiv'd  bv  me 

\m J    lv  ?yfrmy    Bcd  and   Path  ^veys, 
My  pubhck  Haunts  and  private  Ways  5 
4-  Thou  know'ft  what  'tis  my  Lips  would  veat, 
My  )et  unutter'd  Words  Intent.. 

5.  Surrounded  by  thy  PowV  I  flar<L 

On  ev'ry  Side  I  find  thy  Hand. 

©.  O  Skill,  for  human  Reach  too  high  • 

Too  dazling  bright  for  mortal   Eye  I 

J.  O  could  J  fo  perfidious   be, 

To   think   of  once  deferting    thee  » 

Where,   Lord,  could  I  thy  Influence  ihun  ?  - 

Or  whither  from   thy  Prefence  run  r 

*.  If  up  to  Heav'n  I  take  my  Flight, 
T«  there  thou  dwell'ft  enthroned  in  Light ; 
Or  fink  to  Hell's  infernal  Plains, 
Tis  there  almighty  Vengeance   reigns. 
-9    It  1  the    Morning's  Wings  could  gain, 
And  fly  beyond  theWeftesn  Main, 
Jo.  Thy  fwifter   Hand    would  firft  arrive. 
And   there  ai reft  thy   Fugitive. 

11.  Or  mould  I  try  to  fhun    thy   Sight 
Beneath   the  fable  Wings  of  Night  ; 
One   Glance  from  Thee,  one   piercing   Ray. 
Would -kttdle  Darkueis  into  JDay. 

iz.  The 


P  SAL   M   cxxxix.  2^7 

!2.   The   Veil  of  Night  is  no  Difguife, 
No   Screen   from    thy    all- fear chi rig    E>es  i 
Thro'  Midnight  Shades  Thou  find'ft  thy  Way/ 
As  in    the  blazing  Noon  of  Day. 

33.  Thou  know'ft  the   Texture  of  my  Heart, 

My  Rein?  and  ev'ry   vital  Part  ; 

Each  ftngle  Thread,  in  Nature's  Loom, 

By  Thee  was  cover'd  in  the  Womb. 

14  I'll  praife   Thee  from  whofe  Hands  I  came, 

A  Work  of  fuch  a   curious   Frame  ; 

The   Wonders  Thou  in  me  haft  fhown, 

My  Soul  with  grateful  Joy   muft  own. 

1*5.'  Thine  Eyes  my  Subftance  did  furvey, 
While  yet   a  lifelefs  Mafs  it  lay, 
In  fecrec  hosv  exactly  wrought, 
E'er  from  its    dark  Inclofure  brought. 
16     Thou  dfdft  the  fhapelefs  Em  brio  fee* 
Its    Parts  were  reginVed  by  Thee  : 
Thou  faw'rl  the  daily  Growth  ihey  took, 
Form 'd  by  the  Model  of  thy  Book. 

17.  Let  me  acknowledge  too,  O  God, 
That  fince  this  Mi7e  of  Life  I  trod, 
Thy   Thoughts  of  Love  to  me  furmount 

The  Pow'r  of  Numbers  to  recount. 

i&   Far  fooner  could  I  reckon  o'er 
The  Sands   upon    the  Ocean's  Shore  : 
Each    Mom   revifing  what  I've  done, 
I  find  the  Account    but  new  begun. 

19.  The  Wicked  Thou    (halt  flay,   O  God  :■ 
Depart  from  me,  ye    MenofBloodr 
•20.   Whofe  Tongues  HeavVs  Majefty  profane* 
And  take  th'  Almighty's  Na.ms-  in  vain. 

ZJ 1  Lcrd, 


25 8     PSALM   cxxxix,   cxl 

21.   Lord,  hate  not  T  their  impious  Crew, 
Who  Thee  with  Enmity  purfue  ? 
And  does  not  Grief  my   Heart  opprefs, 
When  Reprobates  thy   Law  tranfgrcis  i 

2i.  Who  praftife  Enmity  to  Thee, 

Shall  utmoft  Hatred  have  from  me  : 

Such  Men  I  utterly  deteil, 

As  if  they  were  my  Foes  profefl. 

23,  24    Search,  try,  O  God,  my  Thoughts  and 

If  Mifchief  lurks  in  any  Part  j  [Heart, 

Correct  me  where  I  go  aftray, 

And  guide  me  in  thy  perfect  Way. 

PSALM    CXL. 
1  T)RESERVE  roe,  Lord,  from  crafty  Foe* 

Xi       of  treacherous  [ntent  ; . 
2.  And  from  the  Sons  of  Violence, 

on  open  Mifchief  bent. 
3«  Their  fland'ririg  Tongue  the  Serpent's  Sting 

in  fharpnefs  tics*   exceed  : 
Between  their  Lips  the  Gall  of.  Afps ... 

and  Adders  Venom   breed. 

4.  Preferve  me,  Lord,  from  wicked  Hands- . 

nor  leave  my   Soul  forlorn, 
A  Prey  to  Sons  of  Violence, 
who  have  my  Ruin  fworn 

5.  The  proud  for  me  have  laid  their  Snare 
and   fpread  their  wily  Net ; 

With  Traps  and  Gins  where'er  I  move, 
I  find  my  Steps  befet. 

6.  But  thus  environ'd  with  Diftrefs, 

Thou   art  my  God    I  faid  ; 
Lord,  hear  my  fupplicating  Voice, 
that  call*  to  Thee  for  Aid. 


PSALM    cxI,  exit.        259 

7.  O  Lord,  the  God,  whofe   faving  Strength 

kind  Succour  did   convey. 
And  covered  my   advent 'rous    Head 

in  Battle's  doubtful  Day  j 

g.  Permit  not  their  unjuft  Defigns 

to  anfwer  their   Defire  ; 
Left  they,  encourag'd  by  Succefs, 

to   bolder  Crime9  afpire. 
©.  Let  firft   their   Chiefs   the  fad  Effe£b 

of  their  Injuftice  mourn  ; 
The   Blaft  of  their  env^nom'd  Breath, 

upon  themfslves  return. 

10.  Let  them  who  kindle-i   firft  the  Flame, 

its  Sacrifice  become  ; 
The  Pit  they  dig^'d  for  me,  be  made 

their  own  untimely  Tomb 
j I    Tho'  Slander's  B-eath  may  raife  a  Storm, 

it  quickly  will  decay; 
Tneir  Rage  does  but  the  Torrent  Lvell, 

that    bears   themfelves  away. 

12.  God  will  affert  the  poor  Man's  Caufe, 

and  fpeedy  Succour  give  ; 
The  Juft  lhall  celebrate  his  Praife, 
and  in  his  Pefence  live. 

PSALM    CXLT. 
j  A-|-VD  Thee,  O  Lord,  my  Cries  afcend* 

O  haile   to  my  Relief; 
And    with .  accuitom'd   Pity  hear 

the    Accents  of  my  Grief. 
2.  Inftead   of  OfFrin^s,  let  my   PrayV 

like  Morning  Incenfe   rife  ; 
My  lifted  Hands  fupply   the  Place, 
of  Ev'ning  Sacrifice. 

3.  From 


*&>  PSALM   cxfe 

3.  From  hafly  Language  curb  my  Tongue, 

m  and  Jet  a  conftant  Guard 
Still  keep  the  Portal  of  mv  Lips, 
with  wary  Silence  barr'd. 

4.  From  wicked  Mens   Defigns  and  Deedo 
my  Heart  and   Hands  retrain;. 

Nor  let  me  in   the  Booty  fhare 
of  their  unrighteous   Gain. 

5.  Let  upright  Men  reprove  my  Faults, 
and  I  mall  think  them  kird; 

Like    BaJm  that  heels  a  wounded  Head., 

I  their  Reprojf ,  mail    find  ; 
And  in   return,  my  fervent  Pray'r 

I  mall  for.  tfceri;  add?ef<, 
When  thev   are   tempted   and  redue'd,    • 

like  me,   to  fore  Diltref*. 

6.  W;hen   flunking  in   EngeJyh  Rx>ck, 

1   to   their    Chiefs    appeal, 
If  one  reproachful   Word  I  fpoke, 

when  I  had   Pow'r  to   kill. 
7*  Yet   us   they    perfceute    to    Death,. 

our  feat ter'd   Ruins    !ie, 
As  thick  as   from  the  Hevver's  Axe  . 

the  fever',d  Splinters  fly. 

S.  Dut,  Lord,  to  Thee  I  full  direct* 

my  fupplicating  Eyes, 
O  leave  not  deilitute  my  Sou?, 

whof?  Truft  on    Thee  relics. 
9.  Do  Thou   preferve   me  from  the  Snares 

that. wicked  Hands    have  laid  ; 
Let   them  in  their  own   Nets  be  caught, 

while  jity.Efcape  is  made. 


PSALM    cxlii,  cxliii.      *$g 

P  S  A  L  M     CXLII. 

i   ^T^O  God    wicfi  mournful  Voice, 
j[       rn    deep  Binrefs    I    pray'd  ; 

a.   Made    him  the    Empire   of  my  Caufe, 
my    Wrongs   before  Him  laid. 

3.  Thou   didll   my  Steps  direft, 
when   my   griev'd  Saul    defpar'd  ; 

For  where  I  thought  to   walk  fecure, 
they  had  their  Traps  prepar'd. 

4.  I  look'd,  but  found  no  Friend 
to  own  me  in   Diilrefs  ; 

All  Refuge  fail'd,  no  Man  vouchfafd 
his  Pity  or  Redrefs. 

5.  To  God  at  lait  I  pray'd, 
Thou,  Lord,  my  Refuge  art. 

My   Portion  in  ihe  Land  of    Life, 
'till  Life  itfelf  depart. 

6.  Reduc'd  to  greater!  Straits, 
to  Thee  I  make  my  Moan  ; 

0  fave  me  from  oppreflive  Foes, 
for  me    too  pow'rfui   grown. 

7    That   I  may  praife  thy    Name, 
■my  Soul  from  Piifon    brin^  ; 
"Whilft  of  thy  kind  Regard  to  me, 
aiTembled    Sa.nts  {hall    fing 

PSALM    CXLIII. 

1  T    ORD:   hear  my  Prav'r,  and  to  my  Cry 
I  j     Thy  wonted  Audience  lend  ; 

In  thy  accuitom'd    -aith  and  Truth 

a  gracious   Anfwer  fend. 
2.  Nor  at  thy  itri&    Tribunal  bring 

thy    Scvant  to  be   try'd  ; 
For  in  thy  Sig.ht  no  living   Man 
can  e'er  be   juftify'd. 

*  The 


7.6z         PSALM    cxliii. 

3.  The    fpiteful    Foe  purfues   my  Life, 
whofe  Comforts  all    are   Red  ; 

He   drives   me   into    Caves  as  dark 
as   Manfion*   of  the    Dead. 

4.  My    Spirit  therefore  is   oVrwhelm'd, 
and    firks    within    my  Breaft  j 

My  mournful  Heart  grows  defolate, 
with  heavy   Woes  oppreft. 

5.  I   call    to  mind   the  Days   of  old, 
and  Wonders   Thou    haft   wrought  : 

My  former   Dangers    and  Efcapes 
employ  my  mufing  Thought. 

6.  To  Thee  my   Hands  in  humble  Prayer 
I  fervently   ftretch  out  ; 

My  Soul   for  thy  Refrtihment    thirfts, 
like  Land  oppreit  with   Drought. 

7.  Hear  ire  with  Speed  ;   my   Spirit  fails; 

thy  Face  no  longer   hide. 

Left   I  become  forlorn,  like  them 

that  in  the   Grave  refide. 

8.  Thy    Kindnefs  early   let  me  hear, 
whofe    Trull  cm    Thee   depends ; 

Teach  me   the  Way   where  i   mould  go: 
my  Soul   to   Thee   afcends. 

9.  Do    Thou,  O  Lord,  from   all  my  Foes 
prelervr,  and    fet  me    free  ; 

A  fafe   Retreat  againit  their  Rage, 
my  Soul  implores  from    Thee. 

10.  Thou   art   my   God,   thy  righteous  Will 
inft'udt  me   to   obey  ; 

Let  thy   good    Spirit  lead  and   keep 
my  Soul  in  thy  right  Way. 

11,  o 


PSALM    cxliii,   cxMv.     263 

11.  O  for  the  fake  of  thy  great  Name 

revive  my  drooping  Heart  : 
For  thy  Truth's  Sake  to  me  diirrefs'd, 

thy  promis'd    &id  impart. 
11.  In  Pit/  to  my  Suff  ings.  Lord, 

reduce  my  Foes  to  Shame  ; 
Slay  them  that  perfecuce  a  Soul 

devoted,  to  thy  Name. 

PSALM    CXLIV. 

1   T?0R  ever  b''eft  ,:>e  Go(i  tne.Lord» 

P      Who  coes  his  neeoful    \id  impart, 
At  once  both   Strength  and   Skill  afford 
To  wieid  my   Arms  with   warlike    Art. 
2.  His  Goodnefs  is   my    Fort    and    Tow'r, 
My   ftron^    Deliv'nnce  and    my    Shield  ; 
In  Him    I  trull,  whofe   matchlefs   P  >Vi 
Makes   to   my   Sway  fierce  Nations  yield. 

'3.   Lord,  what's  in  Man,  that  thou  fhould'ft  love 
Such  teader  Care  of  him   to  take  ? 
What   in   his  OfF-pring   couM     Thee  move 
Such    great   Account  of  him    ro  nuke  ? 
/r     The    Life  of  Man  doe?  qu':k  y   fide, 
His    Thoughts   but  empty  are  and  vain  ; 
His   Days  are  :ike  a  fl  ing  Shade, 
Of  whA'e   fhort   Stay  no   Sign>  remain. 

5  In  folemn  State,  O  God   defcend, 
Whilft  Heav'n  its   lofty   Head  inclines  ; 
The  fmoaking  Hills   afun  ler   rend, 

Of  thy    Approach  the  awful    Signs. 

6  Discharge   thy    dreadful  Lightning  round, 
And    make  thy    fcatterM    Foes   retreat  ; 
Them  with   thy  pointed  Arrows   wound, 
And  their  Deftru&ion  foon  compleat. 

7*  *.  Do 


204  HALM    cxliv. 

7,  8.   Do  Thou,  O  Lord,  from  Heav'n  engage 
Thy  boundlefs  Pow'r  my   Foes  to  quel), 
And  fnatch  me  from  the  ftormy  Rage 
Of  threat'ning  Waves  that  proudly  fwell. 
Fight  thou  againft  my  foreign  Foes, 
Who  utter  Speeches  falfe  and  vain  ; 
Who  tho'  in  folemn  Leagues  they  clore, 
Their  fworn  Engagements  re'er  maintain. 

9.  So  I  to  Thee,  O  King  of  Kings, 
In  joyful  Hymns  my  Voice  (hall   wife, 
And  lnftruments  of  various  Strings 
Shall  help  me  thus  to  fing  thy  Praife. 

10.  "  God  does  to  Kings  his  Aid  afford, 
"  To  them  his  Aire  Salvation  fends  ; 

"  'Tis  He  that   from  the  murd'ring  Sword, 
"  His  Servant   David  ftiJl  defends." 

11.  Fight  thou   againfl  my  foreign    Foes, 
Who  utter  Speeches  falfe  and  vain  ; 
Who  tho'  in  folemn  League*  they  clofe, 
Their  fvorn  Engagements  nt'er  maintain. 

12.  Then  our  youngSons  like  Trees  mall  grow, 
Well  planted  in  fome  fruitful   Place; 

Our  Daughters  (ball  like  Pillars  fhow, 
Defign'd  fome  Ro>al  Court  to  grace. 

73.   Our  Garners  fill'd  with   various  Store, 
Shall    us   and  ours   with    Plenty    feed, 
Our  Sheep   increafmg  mote  and  more, 
Shall   thoufands   and  ten  thoufands  breed. 
14.   Strong   fhall   our   laboring   Oxen  grow, 
Wor  in   their  conftant  Labour   faint  ; 
Whilft  we    no    Wa»   nor  Slav  r>    know, 
And  in  our  Streets  hear  no  Complaint. 

15.  Thrice 


PSALM    cxiiv,  cxlyv       265 

15.  Thrice  happy   is   that  People's  Cafe, 
Whofe   various    Bleffings   thus  abound  : 
Who   God's    true  Worfhip  ftiil  embrace, 
And   are   with   his    Prote&ion    crown'd. 

PSALM    CXLV. 
1,    nr^HEE  I'll  extol,  my  God  and  K}ng, 
2-      A        tny  endlefs  Pjaife  proclaim; 
This  Tribute  daily   I   will   bring, 
and   ever  blefs  thy  Name. 

3.  Thou,  Lord,  beyond  Compare  art  great, 
and  highly  to   be  prais'd  ; 

Thy  Majeity,  with  boundiefs  Height, 
above  our  Knowledge  rais'd. 

4.  Renown'd  for  mighty  A&s,   thy  Fame 
to  future  Times  extends  ; 

From  A?e  to  Age  thy  glorious  Name 
fucceffiveiy  defcends, 

5.  6.  Whilft  I  thy  Glory  and  Renown, 
and  wond'rous  Works  exp-efs, 

The  World  with  me  thy  Might  mall  own 
and  thy  great  Pow'r  confefs. 

7,  The  Praife  that  to  thy  Love  belongs, 
they  mall  with  Joy  proclaim  ; 

Thy  Truth  of  all  their  grateful  Songs 
(ball  be  the  conftant   Theme. 

8,  The  Lord  is  good  ;  frefh  Arts  of  Grac* 
his  Pity  ftill  fupplies  ; 

His  Anger  moves  with  flcwefl  Pace, 
his  willing  Mercy  flies. 

9,  io.  Thy  Love  thro'  Earth  extends  its  Fam$, 

to  all  thy  Works  expreft  ; 
Thefe  lhew  thy  Praife,  whilft  thy  great  Name 
is  by  thy  Servants  bleft, 

M  Hi  The? 


£66         PSALM    cxlv. 

ii.  They,  with   the  glorious  Profpett  ftVd, 

fliall  of  thy  Kingdom  fpeak  ; 
And  th\    great  Pow'r,  by  all  admiiM, 

their  lofty  Subj"&  make. 

\z    God's  glorious  Works  of  ancient  Date, 

mall  thus  to  a!)   be  known  ; 
And   thus  his  Kingdom's  royal  State, 

with  publick  Splendor  fhown 
13.  His  fiedfaft  Throne,  from  Changes  free* 

fhall  ftand  for  ever  faft  ; 
His   bound lefs   Sway   no  End  (hall  fee, 

but  Time  itfelf  out-laft. 

PART    IT. 
14,15.  The  Lord  does  them  fupport  that  fall* 

and  makes  the  proflrate  rife  ; 
For  his  kind  Aid  all  Creatures  call, 

who  timely  Food  fupplies. 

16.  Whate'er  their  various  Wants  require, 
with  open  Hand  he  gives ; 

And  fo  fulfils  the  juil  Defire 
of  ev'ry  thing  that  lives. 

17,  18.  How  holy  is  the  Lord  !  how  jirft! 
how  righteous  all  his  Ways  ! 

How  nigh  to  him,  who  with  firm  Truft 

\      for  his  AfMance  prays  \ 

J9.  He  grants  the  full  Defires  of  thofe 

who  Him  with  Fear  adore  ; 
And  will  their  Troubles  foon  compofe, 

when  they  his  Aid  implore. 

20.  The  Lord  preferves  all  thofe  with  Care 
whom  grateful  Love  employs  : 

But  Sinners,  who  his  Vengeance  dare, 
with  furious  Rage  deftroys. 

2t,  My 


P   SAL  M    cxlv,  cxlvi.     %6f 

21,  My  Time   to  come,  in  Praifes  fpent, 

mall   ftill  advance  his  Fame, 
And   all  Mankind  with  one   Confent 
k  for  ever    blefs   his   Name. 

P  S  A  L  M    CXLVI. 
l>  f~\  Praife  the  Lord  and  thou  my  Soul', 

2.  \^/     for  ever  blefs  his  Name  : 

His  wqnd'rous  Love,  while  Life  fhall  laft, 
my  conilant  Praife  fhall  claim. 

3.  On  Kings,  the  greater!  Sons  of  Men, 
let  none  for  Aid  rely  : 

They  cannot  fave  in   dang'rous  Time?, 
nor  timely   Help  apply. 

4.  Depriv'd  of  Breath,  to  Duft  they  tarn, 
and  there  neglecled  lie, 

And  all  their  Thoughts  and  vain  Defign$ 
together  with   them   die. 

5.  Then  happy  he,   who  Jacob's  God 

for  his  Protector  takes  j 
Whoftill,  with  well-plac'd  Hope,  the  Lord 
his  conftant  Refuge  makes. 

6.  TheLord,  who  made  bothHeav'n  and  Earth, 
and  all  that  they  contain, 

Will  never  quit  his  fledfaft  Truth, 
nor  make  his  Promife  vain. 

7.  The  poor  oppreft,  from  all   their  Wrongs 
are  eas'd  by   his  Decree  ; 

He  gives  the  hungry   needful   Food, 
and   fets  the  Pris'ners  free. 

8.  By  Him  the  blind  receive  their  Sight, 
<  the  weak  and  falPn  He  rears  : 

With    kind   Regard  and  tender  Love 
He  for  the  righteous  cares. 

M  2  9.   Th« 


a68     PSALM    cxlvi,  cxlvii. 

o.  The   Strangers  He  preserves  from   Harm, 

the  Orphan   kindly   treats, 
Defends   the    Widow,  and  the  Wiles 

of  wicked  Men  defeats. 

io.  The  God,  that  does  in  Siou  dwell, 

is  our  eternal   King  : 
From    Age  to   Age   his  Reign   endures, 

let   all  his   Praifes   fmg. 

PSALM    CXLVII. 
!    s~k  Praife  the  Lord  with  Hymns  of  Joy, 

\J     and  celebrate    his   Fame  ! 
For   pleafant,  good,  and    comely  'tis 

to    praife  his  holy  Name. 
2.   His  holy    City  God   will   build, 

tho'  levell'd  with  the  Grrund  : 
Brino  back  his  People,  tho'  difpers'd 

thro'  all  vhe  Nations  round. 

9,4.  He   kindW   heals  the  broken  Hearts, 

and   all    their   Wounds  does  clofe  ; 
He  tells  the  Numbers   of  the  Stars, 

their   feveral   Names  He  knows, 
r,  6.  Grea'  is  the  Lord,  and  great  his  Pow'r, 

his    Wifdom    has    no  Bound  j 
The  meek    He   raifes  and  threw*  down 

the   wicked  to   the   Ground. 

To   God,    the  Lord,    a  Hymn  of  Praife 
with  grateful  Voices  fing  ; 
To   Songs  of  Triumph   tune   the  Harp, 

and   ilrike  each  warbling  String. 
8.  He   covers  Heav'n  with  Clouds,  and  thence 

refreshing   Rain  bellows  : 
Thro*    Him,  en   mountain-tops,    the  Grafs 
with  wond'rous  Plenty  grows. 

9,  He, 


PSALM    cxlvii.  2% 

9.  He,  faVage   Beads   that  loofely  range, 

with   timely  Food  fupplies  ; 

He   feeds   the  Ravens  tender  Brcod, 

and  flops    their  hungry  Cries. 

10.  He  values  not  the  warlike  Steed, 
but  does  his  Strength  difdain  ; 

The  nimble  Foot   that  fwiftly  runs, 
no  Prize  from   Him    can  gain. 

11.  But  He,  to  Him   that  fears  his  Name, 
his  tender  Love   extends  ; 

To   Him   that   on  his  boundlefs  Grace 
with  ftedfaft  Hope  depends. 

12.  13     Let  Si  on  and  Jeru/alem 
to  God  their  Praife  addrefs  ; 

Who  fenc'd  their  Gates  with  mafly  Bars, 
and  does    their  Children    blefs. 

14,  15.  Thro'  all  their  Borders  He  gives  Peace 

with  fineft  Wheat  they're   fed ; 
He  fpeaks  the  Word,   and  what  He  wills 

is  done   as   foon  as  faid 
s6    Large  Flakes  of  Snow,  like  fleecy  Wool, 

defcend  at  his  Command  ; 
And  hoary  Froft.  like  Ames  fpread, 

is  fcatter'd   o'er  the  Land. 

17.  When  join'd  to  thefe,  He  does  his  Hail 
in  little  Morfels  break, 

Who  can  againft  his  piercing   Cold 
fecure  Defences   make  ? 

18.  He  fends  his  Word,  which  melts  the  Ice  % 
He  makes  his    Wind    to  blow,. 

And  foon  the  Streams,   congeal'd   before, 
in  plenteous  Cunents  flow. 

M  3  19.  fir 


a;o    P  S  A  L  M  cxfvii,  cxlvlii* 

19.  By  Him  his  Statutes  and    Decrees 
to   Jacob*!,  Sons  were  mown  ; 

And  ftill  to   Ijr  Vs  chofen  Seed 
his  righteous    Laws  are   known. 

20.  No  other   Nation  this  can  boaft, 
nor  di$i  He  e'er  afford 

To  heathen  Lands  his  Oracle*, 
and  Knowledge  of  his  Word. 

Hallelujah* 

PSALM    CXLVIH. 
I,  x.  \7E  boundlefs   Realms  of  Joy, 
X       Exalt  your  Maker's  Fame; 
His  Praife  your  Song  employ 
Above  the  ftarry  Frame  : 
Your  Voices  raife, 
Ye  Cherubim 
And  Seraphim, 
To  fing  his  Praife. 

.,   4    Thou  Moon  that  rul'ft  the  Night, 

And  Sun  that  guid'ft  the   Day, 
Ye  giitt'ring  Stars  of  Light, 
To   him   your  Homage   pay  : 
His  Praife   deciaie, 
Ye    Heav'r.s    above, 
And    Clouds   that  move 
In  liquid  Air. 

r,  6    Let  them  adore    the  Lord, 

An^  p.aife  his  holy   Name, 
By   whole  almighty  Wo.d 

They  all  irom   Nothing  came  1 
And   all- (hall  lait, 
From  Changes  free: 
His   h"  m   Dccee 

Stands  enr  frft.  7>  «•  M£ 


PSALM    cxlviii.        .271 

7,  8    Let  Earth  her  Tribute  pay  ; 

Praife    Him  ye   dreadful  Whales, 
And    Fifh  that  through  the  Sea 

Glide  fwift  with   glitt'ring  Scales  1 
Fire,   Hail,  and   Snow, 
-    And   mifty   Air, 

And  Winds  that,   where 
He  bids  them,  blow, 

9,  10.  By  Hills  and  Mountains  (ail 

In  grateful    Confort  join'd) 
By   Cedars,  ftately  tall,    "  l 

And   Trees  for  Fruit  defign'd : 
By  ev'ry   Beatt, 
And  creeping  Thing, 
And  Fowl  of  Wing 
His   Name  be   bleft. 

II,  12.  Let  all  of  royal   Birth, 

With  thofe   of  humbler  Frame, 
And  Judges  of  the  Earth, 

His   matchlefs  Praife   proclaim. 
In  this    Deflgn 
Let   Youths  with    Maids, 
And   hoary   Heads 
With  Children  join. 

13.  United  Zeal  be   mown, 

His   wond'rous  Fame  to  raife, 
Whofe  glorious   Name   alone  \ 

Defcrves  our  endlefs  Praife. 
Earth's  utmoft  Ends 
His   Pow'r  obey  : 
His   glorious  Sway 
The  Sky  tr'anfcends, 

14.  His 


172     PSALM    cxlviii,  cxlix. 

14.   His  chofen  Saints  to  grace, 

He  fets  them  up  on  high, 
And  favours  J  fuel's  Race, 

Who  ftill  to  Him  are  nigh. 
O  therefore  raife 
Your  grateful  Voice, 
And  ftill  rejoice 
The  Lord  to  p raife. 

PSALM    CXLIX. 

\t2.f\  P'aile  ye  the  Lord, 

\J     prepare  your  g*ad  Voice, 
His  Praife  in  the  great 

Afifembly  to  fing. 
In  our  grest  Creator 

let   I/r'el rejoice. 
And  Children    of  Sion 

be  glad  in  theij   King. 

3,  4.  Let  them  his  great  Name 

extol  in  the  Dance  ; 
"With  Timbiel  and  Harp 

his  Praifes  exprefs, 
Who  always  takes  Plenfure 

his  Saints  to  advance, 
And  with  his,  Salvation 

the  humble  to   blefs. 

c,  6.   With  Glory  adorn'd, 
his  People    mail  fing 
To  God,  who   their   Beds 

v.i'h   Safety  does   fhield  ; 
Their  Mouths  fill'd  with  Praifes 

of  Him   their  great  King; 
Whilft  a   tuo- edged   Sword 
their  right  Hand  mail  wield, 

7,  8.  Jitf 


PSALM    cxlix,  cl.        273 

■jt  8.  Juft  Vengeance  to  take 

for  Injuries  pad  ; 
To  punilh  thofe  Lands 

for  Ruin  defign'd  ; 
With  Chains,  as  their  Captive*, 

to  tie   their  Kings  faft, 
With  Fetters  of  Iron 

their  Nobles  to  bind. 

9.  Thus  (hall  they  make  gcod, 

when  them  they  deftroy, 
The  dreadful  Decree 

which  God  does  proclaim  ; 
Such  Honour  and  Triumph 

his  Saints  (hall  enjoy, 
O  therefore  forever 

exalt  his  great  Name  ! 

PSALM    CL. 
1    /"X  Praife  the  Lord  in  that  bleft  Place, 

\J  r  ron-,  whence  hisGoodnefs  largely  flows: 
Praile   Him  in  Heav'n,  where  He  his  Face 
Unveil'd  in  perfect  Glory  (hows. 

2.  Praife    Him   for  all  the  mighty  A£is, 
Which  He  on  our  Behalf  has   done  ; 
His   Kindnefs  this  Return  exacts, 

With  which  our  Praife  mould  equal  run. 

3.  Let  the  ihrill  Trumpet's  warlike  Voice 
Make  Rocks  and  Hills  his  Praife  rebound  ; 
Praife  Him  with  Harp's  melodious  Noiie, 
And  gentle  Pfalt'ry's  filver  Sound. 

4.  Let   Virgin   Troops  foft  Timbrels  bring, 
And  fome   with   graceful    Motion   dance ; 
Let  Inttruments  of  various   Strings, 
With^  Organs  join'd,  his  Praife  advance. 

5.  Let 


274 


P  S  A  L  M  cl 


* 


.  Let  them   who  jovful  Hymns  compofe, 
o  Cymbals  fet  their  Songs  of  Praife  ; 
Cymbals  of  common  Ufe,  and  thofe 
That   loudly  found  on   folemn  Days. 
6.   Let  all  that  vital  Breath  enjoy, 
The  Breath  He  does   to  them  afford, 
In  juft  Returns  of  Praife  employ: 
Let  ev'ry  Creature  praife  the  Lord. 

THE    END. 


T 


GLORIA    PATRI,  G?f, 

Common  Mtafurt* 
O  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghoft, 
the  God  whom  we  adore, 


Be  Glory,  as  it  was,  is  now, 
and  mail  be  evermore, 

As  P/alm  2$. 

TO  God  the  Father,  Son, 
and  Spirit,  Glory  be; 
As  'twas,  and  is,  and  fhall  be  fo 
to  all  Eternity. 

As  tht  \ootk  P/alm. 

TO  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghoft, 
The  God  whomEarth  andHeav'n  adorv 
Be  Glory  as  it  was  of  Old, 
Is  now,  and  fhall  be  evermore. 

As  P/alm  37,  and  Jaji  Part  of  the  1 13   P/alm 
Ture. 

TO  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghoft, 
The  God  whomHeavVs  triumphantHofi, 
And  luff'ring  Saints  on  Earth  adore, 

Be 


GLORIA    FATRJ,  fcfa 

Be  Glory  as  in  Ages  pall, 

And  now  it  is,  and  fo  (hall  Iait, 

When  Time  itfelf  muft  be  no  more. 

As  P/alm   148. 

TO  God  the  Father,  Son, 
And  Spirit  ever  blefs'd, 
Eternal    Three  in  One, 

All  Worftip  be  addrefs!d, 
As  heretofore 
It  was,  is  now, 
And  ihall  be  fo 
For  evermore. 

As  P/alm   1 49. 

BY  Angels  in  Heav'n 
of  ev'ry  Degree, 
And  Saints  upon  Earth, 
all  Praife  be  addrefs'd 
To  God  in  three  Perfons, 

one  God  ever  blefs'd  ; 
As  it  has  been,  now  is, 
and  always  Ihall  be. 

To  be  fun*  to  any  double  Tune  in  the  common 
Meafure. 

TO  God,  our  Bentfa&or,  bring 
The  Tribute  of  your  Praife  ; 
Too  fmall  for  an  almighty  King, 
But  all  that  we  can  raife. 

Glory  to  Thee,  blefs'd  Three  in  One, 
'The  God  whom  wt  adore  ; 
As  was,  and  is,  ana  Ihall  be  done, 
When  Time  ihall  be  no  more. 

The 


(     176     ) 
The  Pfalmift's  Prayer  for  the  Church. 

Common  Mea/ure. 

LORD,  blefs  thy  People,  who  to  Thee 
do  all  their  Safety  owe  ; 
Feed  Thou  thy  Flock,  and  raife  them  up, 
when  they  are  fallen  low. 

Another. 

DElight  to  blefs  thy  People,  Lord, 
defend  and  fuccour  them  ; 
Do  good  to  Sion,  build  the  Walls 
of  thy  Jerujalem. 

As  the  \ootb  Pfalm. 

THY  People  whom  Thou  lov'ft,  delight 
To  blefs,  defend  and  fuccour  them  ; 
Do  good  to  Sion,   Lord    and  build 
The  Walls  of  thy  Jerufa/em. 

Another, 

OH  !  may  thy  Church,   thy  Turtle-Dove, 
Mournful,  yet  chaft,  thy  Pity  move  : 
To  Birds  cf  Prey  expofe  her  not, 
Tho'  Poor,  too  dear  to  be  forgot. 

As  Pfalm  25. 

LET  Sion  Favour  find, 
of  thy  good  Will  aiTur'd  ; 
And  thy  own  Gity  flourifh  long, 
by  lofty  Walls  fecur'd.    , 


APPENDIX, 

C  ON  T  A  I  N  I  N  G 

A    Number   of 

h  r  m  n  s, 

Taken  chiefly  from 

Dr.  W  A  T  T  S's 

SCRIPTURAL    COLLECTION. 

And  theyfunga  newSong,&V.Rev.V.£. 

BOSTON: 

K  Printed  for  Wjjarton  &  Bowes.     1762. 


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Rev.  V,  6y  7,  8,  9,  10,  12. 

BEHOLD  the  Glories  of  the  Lamb  ' 
amidft  his  Father's  Throne^ 
Prepare  new  Honours  for  his  Name, 
and  Songs  before  unknown. 

2.  Let   Elders    worfhip  at  his  Feet, 

the   Church  adore   around, 
With  Vials    full   of  Odouis   fweet, 
with  Harps   of  fweeteft   Sjund. 

3.  Thofe  are  the  offered  Prayers  of  Saints, 
and  thefe  the  Hymns    they  raife  ; 

Jefus   is   kind    to   our  Complaints, 
/      He    loves   to   hear   our   Praife. 

4.  Now   to  the  L?.mb  that   once  was  flain, 
be    endlefs    Blefiings    paid  ; 

Salvation,  Glory,    Joy    remain 
for  ever  on   thy   Head. 

5.  Thou  haft  redeem'd  our  Souls  with  Blood, 
haft    fet  the  Prisoners  free, 

Haft  made   us  Kings  and  Priefts  to  God, 
and  we   mall   reign    with  Thee. 

6.  The   Worlds  of  Nature  and  of  Grace 

are   put    beneath  thy  Pow'r  ; 
Then   fhorten  thefe  delaying   Days, 
and  brine  the  promis'd  Hour. 

5  hz  HTMN 


4  H  r  M  N  \i. 

HTMN    IT. 
I  hT  evry  mortal   Ear  attend, 

The   Trumpet    of  the   GofPel  founds 

with  an  invuirtg   Voice  ' 
*•  Ho  !  all  ye  hungry  ftarvjftg  Souls, 

that  feed  upon  the   Wind, 
And  vainly  ftrive  with  earthly  Toys 

to  fill  an  empty  Mind  : 

3-  Eternat  Wifdom  has  prepar'd 
a  Soul-revivirg  Fe2ft, 

And  bids  your  longing  Appetites 
the  rich  Proviiion   tafle 

4-  Ho .  !  ye  that  pant   for  lining  Streams, 
and  pmc  away   and  die  ; 

wir}h°UQmay  qUlnch  y°Ur  ra«5n«  Thirll 

with   Springs   that   never  dry. 

5.  Rivers  of  Love  and   Mercy  here 

ma  rich   Ocean  join  ; 
salvation  in  Abundance  flows 

like  Floods  of  Milk  and   Wine. 
o.  *c  penihing  and  naked  Poor, 

who  work  with  mighty  Pain, 
Jo  weave -a   Garment  of  your  own, 

that  will  not  hide  your   Sin; 

?•  Come  naked  and  adorn  your  Souls, 
,T_  ln  f  °°es    prepar'd  by   God, 
Wrought   by  the   Labours  of  his   Son, 

and  dy'd   in  his  own   Blood. 
8.  Dear  Lord  !   the  Treafures  of   thy  Lqve 

are  everlaiting   Mines, 
Peep   as  our  helplefs   Miferies  are,  3 

and  boundlefs  as  our  Sins, 


H~r  M  N  ii,   iii,  iv.  J 

9.  The  happy  Gates  of  Gofpel-Grace 

Hand  open  Night  and  Div  ; 
Lord,  we  are  come"  to  feek  Supplies, 
and  drive  our  Wants  away. 

H  T  M  N    HI. 
Ifa    XXVI,    1 5. 

1    T  TOW  honourable   is  the  Place- 

JLJ.     *here  we  adoring  itand, 
Sian,    cue  Glory  of  the    Ea-cb, 
and   Beauty  cf  the  Land  ! 

2.  Bulwarks  of  mighty  Graca  defend 

the   Cky  where  we  dwell  ; 
The  Walls  of  itrong  Salvation   made, 
defy  xh'  AfHults  of  Hell. 

3.  Lift  up  the  everlafting  Gates 
the  Door*  wide  open   fling  ; 

Enter   ye  Nations  that  ob^y 
the  Statu.es  of  our  King. 

4.  Here  mall  you  tafte  un  mingled  Joys, 
and    live  in   perfecl  Peace  ; 

You  that  have  known  Jehwahh  Name, 
and  ventur'd  on  his  Grace. 

5.  Truft  in  the    Lord,   for  ever  trait, 

and  banifh  all  your    Fears  ; 
Strength  in  the  Lord   Jtbcuab  dwells, 
eternal  as  his  Years. 

H  T  M  N  IV. 
Ifa.  LV.  i,  2.  Zech.XUX    1    Mic.  VII.  19  l*c 

Ttf  vain  we  Javilh  out  our  Lives 
„  to  gather  empty   Wind, 

ceft  Bleffings  Earth  can  yield 
*rve  a  hungry    Mind. 

A3  2,  Come 


6  HYMN    W. 

2.  Come,  and  the  Lord  fliall  feed  our  Souls 
with    more    fuhftant;al    Meat  : 

With  fuch  as  Siirts  in  Glory  love, 
with  liiCii  as  Angels  eat. 

3.  Our  God   will  every  Want  fupply, 
and  fill   our  Hearts  with    Peace  ; 

He  gives  by  Ov'nar.t   and   by  Oath 

the  Riches  of  his    G-ace 
4    Come,  and  He'll  eleanfe  our  fpotted  Souls, 

and  wafh  a^vay  our  Stiins 
In  the  dear  Fountain  that  hi.v  Son 

potr'd  from  his  eying    Veins. 

5.  Our   Guilt  fhall  vanifh  all  away, 
tho'  black  as    Hell  before  ; 

Oar  Sins  fhall   fink   beneath  the   Sea, 
2nd   flii'1  be   found  no  mor?. 

6.  And  leli  Pollution  mould  o'er-fpread 
our    inward  Pow'rs  again, 

His  Spirit  fhall   bedew  our  Souls 
like  purifying    Rain. 

7.  Oir  Heart,  that  linfy  ilubborn  Thing, 
that  Terrors  cannot  move, 

That    fears  no  Threatnings  of  his  Wrath, 

fhall   be  diflclv'd  by    Love. 
fl.   Or  He  can  take   the  Flint  away, 

that  would  rot  be  rtnVd, 
And  from  the  Treafures  of  his  Grace 

bellow  a  fofter  Mind. 

9.   There    fhall  his   facred   Spirit  dwell, 

and   deep   engrave  his    I  aw, 
And   ev'ry  Motion  of  our  Souls 

to  f  v if t  Obedience  Craw.  10    Thuj 


HTMN    iv,v. 

10    Thus  will  He  pour  Salvation  down* 
and  we  (hall   render  Praife  ; 

We  the  dear  People  of  his  Love, 
and  He  our  God  of  Grace. 


HT  M  NV. 


Ifa.  LII.  7,  8,  9,    10.    Matt.  XIII.  16,  17. 

1   T  TOW  beauteous  are  their  Feet 

X  X     wno  ^and  on  Sions  Hill, 
Who  bring  Salvation  on   their   Tongues, 

and  Words  of  Peace  reveal  ! 

z.   How  charming  is  their  Voice  !  ; 

how  fwcet  the  Tidings  are  I 
"  Sion  behold  thy  Saviour  King,  J 

'*  He  reigns  and  tiiumphs  here. 

3.  How  happy   are  our  Ears, 
that   hear  this  joyful  Sound, 

Which  Kings  and   Prophets  waited  for, 
and  fought  but  never  found  ! 

4.  How  blefled  are  our  Eyes, 
that  fee  this  heav'nly  Light ; 

Prophets  and  Kings  defiVd  it  long» 
But  dy'd  without  the  Sight ! 

5.  The  Watchmen  join   their  Voke> 
and  tuneful  Notes  employ  ; 

Jtru/alem  breaks  forth  with   Songs, 
and  Defarts  learn  the  Joy. 
6.  The    Lord  makes  bare  his   Arm 
thro*  all   the  Earth  abroad; 
Let   *v*ry  Nation  now    behold 
their  Saviour  and  their  God. 

A  4  ,       HT.MN 


•  .  H  T '  M  N.vi,  vit, 

HTM  N    VI. 

i  Pet.  I.  3,  4,  5. 

1    TV  EST  be  the  everlafting  God, 

Xv      #«    Father  of  our    Lord  ; 
Be  hit  'abounding   Mercy   prais'd, 
his   Majefty   ador'd. 

2.  When  from  ihe   Dead  He  rais'd  his  Son* 
and  calPd   Him   ro  ihe  Sky, 

He  gave  our  Souls  i;   lively   Hope 
that  they  mould  never  die. 

3.  Wh<t  tho*  our  inbred   Sins  require 
cur  Flefli  to   fee   the    Duff, 

Yet  as   the  Lord  our  Saviour  rcfe, 
fo  all  his  HV: lowers  muft. 

4.  There's  an  Inheritance  divine 
rcferv'd  again  (I  that    Day, 

Tis  uncorrnpted,   undenVd, 
and  cannot  wafte  away. 

5.  Samts  by  the  Pow'r  of  God   are  kept, 
till  the  Salvation  come  ; 

We  walk  by   Faith  as  Strangers  here, 
till  Chrifl  mail  call  us  home. 

H  T  M  N    VII. 

Ifa.  XXVL  8, 20. 

IN  thine  own   Wars,  O  God  of  Love, 
We  wait  the  Vifiis   of  thy    Grace  ; 
Our  Soul's  Defire  is  to  thy   Name, 
And  tut   Remembrance  of  thy   Face. 

hit  are  fetching,  Loo,  for  1  hce, 
Among  ft  the    Shades  of  torfefome  T  ight  : 
My  eirrrft  Pra>'rs   aland   tile  Skies 
t  the  Dawn  itilotes  the  Lig^ 

Lock 


HTM     N  vh,  m, 

3.  Look  how  rebellious  Men    deride 
The  tender  Patience  of  my   God ; 
But  they  mall  fee  thy  lifted  Hand, 
And  feel  the  Scourges  of  thy  Rod. 
4    Hark  !   the  Eternal  rends  the  Sky, 
A   mighty  Voice  before  Him  gees, 
A  Voice  of  Mufick  to  his  Friends, 
But  threatning  Thunder  to  his  Foes. 

5.  Come,  Children,    to  your  Father's   Arms* 
Hide  in  the  Chambers  of  my  Grace, 
Till  the  fierce  Storms  be  overblown, 
And  my  revenging  Fury  ceafe. 

HYMN  VIIL 


Ifa.  XL.  27,   28  .  29    30. 

1    X  T  7Hence  do  our  mournful  Tho'ts  arife  r 
VV       and   where's  our   Courage  fled  ? 

Has    reillefs    Sin  and  raging  Hell 
ftruck  all  our  Comforts  dead  ? 

2.  Have  we  fogot  th'  almighty  Name 
that  form'd  the  Einh  and  Sea  \ 

And  can  an  all- creating  Arm 
grow  weary  or  decay  I 

3.  Tieafures  of  everlafting  Might 
in  cur  Jehovah  dwell  ; 

He  gives  the  Conqueft  to  the  weak, 
and  treads  their  Foes  to   Hell. 

4.  Mere  mortal  Power  fhall  fide  and  die., 

youthful  Vigour  ceafe. 
8>tt  we  that   wait  upon  the  Lord 
ft$|   our  Strength  iAcreafe. 

AS  5-  Th* 


10  A  T  M  N    viii,  ix. 

i 

5.  The  Saints   fiia1!  mount  on  Eagles  Wing% 

and  tafte  the  promis'd    Blifc, 
'Till  their    unwearied  Feet  arrive 

where  perfect  Pleafure  is. 

HTMX    IX. 

Jfa.  XLIX.     1 3,  if,  fcfr. 

I   ^T^W  mall  my  inward  Joys  arife, 

X  t|      and  burft   into  a  Song  ; 
Almighty  Love  infpires  my   Heart, 
and   Pleafure  tunes  my  Tongue. 

2.  God  on   his    thirfty  Sion-UiW 

fome  ,  Mercy  Drops  has  thrown 
And  folemn  Oaths  have  bound  his  Love 
to  fhow'r  Salvation   down. 

3.  Why    do  we  then  indulge  our  Fears, 
*  Sufpicior.s  and    Complaints  ? 

Is    He  a   Qr>d,  and    mall   his  Grace 
g*ow  weary  of  his  Saints  ? 

4.  Can  a   kind   Woman  e'er  forget 
the  Infant  cf  her    Wcml*. 

Among  a  thoufand    tender   Thoughts 
her  Suckling  have  no  room  r 

e,    "  Yet,  faith  the  Lord,  mould  Nature  change, 

4t  and    Mothers  Monlteis  prove, 
*•  S'on  fli "1  dwells    upon   the  Heart, 

41  of  ev«rla{tirg   Love. 
6.  lt  Deep   on   the   Pa'ms  of  both  my  Hands 

<*  I  have   engrav'd  her    Name; 
14  My  Hands  ihi  I   nife  her  rain'd   Walls- 

«'  and  build  her  broken  Fi ame 

H  f  M  iV 


H(r  M  N  x,  xi.  if 

HYMN    X. 

Rev.  VJI,   1 3>  to. 

I  *-T"^Hefe  gloriousMinds  howbright  they  mine* 

whence  all  their  white  Array  ? 
How   come  they  to  the  happy  Seacs 

of  ever)  aft  in  g  Day  ? 
2»  From  tor I'ring  Pains  to   endlefs  Joys 

on  fiery   Wheel*   they  rode, 
And  ftrangely   wafti'd  their  Raiment  white 

in   Jsiui  dying   Blood. 

3.  Now   they  approach  a   fpotlefs  God, 
and    bow   btfore    his   Throne, 

Their   warbling   Harps   and  facred   Songs 
adore  the  holy  One. 

4.  The  unvaii'd  Glories   of  his  Face 
amonglt   his  Saints   refide, 

While   the  rich   Treafure  of  his    Grace, 
kcs   all  their   Wants   fupply'd. 

5.  Tormenting  Third   mall  leave  their   Soul* 

and    Hunger  flee  as    fall  ; 
The   Fruit   of  Life's  immortal  Tree 

fhall  be  their  fweet  Repaft, 
6    The  Lamb  mall  lead   his   heav'nly  Flock 

where  living   Fountains   rife, 
And    Love  divine  mail  wipe  away  . 

the  Sorrows    of  their  Eves. 
H  T  M  N    XI. 
Rev.  XV.  3,  &Y. 
l  \K7^  **ing  tfae  Glories  of  thy  Love, 

VV   .  we  found  thy   dreadful  Name; 
The  Chriftian  Church   unites  the  Songs 

Of  hU/a  aad  the  Lamb. 

2.  Gxm 


H  HTM  N  xi,  xii. 

2.  Great  God,  how  wond'rous  are  thy  Woika, 
of  Vengeance  and  of  Grace  ? 

Thou  King  of  Saints,  almighty  Lord, 
how  juil  and  true  thy  Ways  ? 

3.  Who  dares  refufe  to  fear  thy  Name, 
or  worfhip  at  thy  Throne  ? 

Thy  Judgments  fpeak  thine  Holinefs 
thro'  all  the  Nations   known. 

H  T  M  N    XII. 

John  XVI.  16.  Luke  XXII.  19.  John  XIV.  5. 

1     TE   US  is  gone  above  the  Skies, 

J      Where  our  weak  Senfes  reach  Him  not, 
And  carnal  Obj.ds  couit  our  Eyes 
To  thruft   our  Saviour  from  our  Thought. 

2.  He  knows  what  wandering  Hearts  we  have 
Apt  to  forget  his  lovely  Face  ; 

And  to  ref-efh  our  Minds   He  gave 
Thefe  kind  Memorials  of  his  Grace. 

3.  The  Lo'd  of  Life  this  Table  fpread 
With  his  own  Flefh  and  dying  Blnod  ; 
We  en    the   rich    Provifi  >n   feed, 

.And  taft'e*  'he   Wine,   and    bief-    our   God, 
4     Le:   fi.ful  Sweets  be  ail    forgot, 
And    Earth  grow  lefs  in   our   Efteem  ; 
Ckrift  and  his   Love  fill   ev'ry    Thought, 
Ana  Fauh  anu  Hope  be  fix'd  on  Him. 

He  is  abfent  from  our  Sight   ( 
'lis  to   pep  ire  our    -ou's  a  Pare, 
Th.;'v.  v- e  may  dwell  in  h  av'n'y    Light, 
Anu  live  fur  ever  near  his  Face. 


HYMN  xii,  xiii.  13 

6.  Oar  Eyes  look  upwards  to  the  Hills 
W  \ence  our  returning  Lord  (hall  come  ; 
We   wait   thv  Chariots   awful    Wheels 
To  fetch  our  longing   Spirits  Home. 

HTMN    XIII. 

Luke  XIV.   17,  22,  23. 

1   T  TOW  fweet  and  awful  is  the  Place 

f"l     with  Chri/i  within  the  Doors, 
While  everlaiting  Love  cifolays 
the  choiceit  of  her  Stores  ! 

2.  Here  ev'ry  Bowel  of  our  God 
with   foft  Companion  rolls, 

'Here  Peace  and   Pardon  bought  with   Flood 
is  Food  for  dying  Souls. 

3.  While  aU  our  Hearts,  and  all  our  Songs, 
join  to  admire  the   Peaft, 

Each  of  us  cry  with  thankful  Tongues, 
«<    Lord,   why  was   I  a  Gueft r 

4.  «  Why    vas  I  made  to  hear  th%  Voice, 
<<  and  en-er  whi  e  there'*  Room; 

«  Wheo   thoufands   make  a  wretched  Choice 
"  and  rather  ilarve  than  come  t 

5.  'Twas  the  fame  Love  that  fp read. the  Feaft, 

that  fweet  v   fore'd  us  in, 
Elfe  we  had   ftiU  refu  'dVt'Q   tafte, 
and  penfh'i  in  our   Sin. 

6.  Pity   the   Ma  ions,   O  ou'  God, 
conitrain  th •■   Earth    to  come, ; 

Send  th/  vidorioM    Wo  d  abroad, 
and  brine  the  Strangers  Home, 

*  n.  T#e 


'4         ti  I  M  N  xhi,  xiv,  xr. 

jr.   We  lon?  to  f,e  thy   Churches  full, 

that   all  the  chofen  R„co, 
May  with   one  Voice,  and   Heart,  and   Sou), 

«ng  thy  redeeming  Grace. 

HYMN    XIV. 
Solomon's  Song  I".  7. 

1  '~pH^U  whom    my  Soul  admires  above 
*         All  earthJv  Joy,   and  earthly  Love, 

Where  doth  thy   fweetert  Pafture    erow  > 
*    *  here  is  the  Shadow  of   that   Rock," 
That  from  the   Sun  defends   thy  Flock  ; 
Fiin  would    I   feed  among  thv  Sheep, 
Among  them  reft,  among  them  fleep. 

3.  Why   ihould  thy    Bride   appear  like    one 
That   turns    afide  to  Paths  unknown  ? 
My  conftaut  Feet  would  never  rove, 
Would   never  feek   another  Love. 
4    The  Fcotiteps  of  thy   Flock   I  fee ; 
Thv  fweeteft  Paflures  here  they  be  • 
A  wondrous  Feart   thy  Love   prepares, 
Bought  wuh  thy  Wounds,  and  Groan*  &  Tea*. 

5.   His  deareft  Flefli  He  makes   my    Food, 
And  bids  me  drink  his   richeft  Blood  1 
Here   t0  th  fe  Hi,,5  Squ{  - 

Till  my   Beloved   lead   me   home. 
HYMN    XV. 
>™>n's  Song  II.   8>  n,    IO,    , ,     12    ls 
i    ^pill S  Voice  of  myV^d'w,13' 
«<   ^ii-n  °v5r 'he,RocJ<s  and  rifing  Grounds  | 
O  er   rfuis  of  Gmlt,  and  Seas  of*Gntf,       ' 
Jio  leap?,  He  fliea  to  my  Relief, 

2.  Now 


■  H  T  U  N   xv,  xvi.  ii> 

-    Now  thro'  the  Veil  of  Flefli  I   fee 
With   Eye.  of  Love  He  looks   armc, 
Now  in  the  Gofperscleareft  Gau 
He  (hows  the  Beauties  of  his  *  ace. 

3    Gently  He  draws^  my  Heart  along 
Both  with  his  Beauties  and   his  Tongue. 
?.  Rife,"  faith  my   Lord,  -  make  hafte  away, 
•-   No  mortal  Joys   are  worth  thv   May. 
A    «  The  7*w*#  wintry   State  is  gone, 
t'The  Mills  are   fled,   the  Spring   comes  on, 
«  The  facred  Turtle  Dove  we  hear 
«  Proclaim  the  new,    the  joyful  Year. 

e.  «  TV  immortal  Vine  of  heav'nly  Root,  ^ 
?<  BlofToms  and  buds,   and  gives   her  Fruit. 
Lo,  we   are  come  to   tafte  the   Wine  : 
Our   Souls   rejoice   aad  blefs   the  Vine. 
6.    And  when    we  hear  our  Jt/us  lay, 
«    Rife    up    my    Love,    make  haite  away    ? 
Our  Hearts   would  fain   oot-ny   the  Wind, 
And  leave  all  earthly   Loves  behind. 
HT  M  N    XVI. 

Solomon's  Song  III    2.    If. 
T^UGHTERS  of  Sion    come,  behold 
1     The  Crown  of  Hono.   and  of  Gold, 
Which  the  glad  Church  with  ]o>s  unknown 
Piac'd  on  the    Head  of  Sohmon. 
2    Je/iu,  thou  everlatting   K.  ng,    ^ 
Accept  the    Tribute  which  we  bang  : 
Accept  the  weil-deferv'd  Renown, 
And  wear  our  Praifcs  as  thy  Crown. 

3.  Let   every   Aft  of  Wo  r  (hip  be 
&ke  our  Efpoufais,  Lord,  to  Thee  ; 


i*         HT  M  N  xvi,xvii. 

,     t£  V?CfV?  thv  Pled£€  of  Love. 
4     The  G^adnefs   of  that  happy    Da' 

Our  Hearts  would  wim  it  long  to  flly; 
^°rr  £m7  F?",h  '"fake  its  ftold,  T\ 
W0r  Comfort  &*,  nor  Love  grow  cold. 

5-  Still  may  each   Minute  as  it  flies 
We    thy    praife    i^ove  ™^ 

At  the  great  Supper  of  the  Lamb, 

a  a  £  •  thf  Months  would  roll  away, 
Ar  d    bring  that  Coronation-Day  ! 

Vhh  ,iigvf  ,G,tce  ihalJ  fiI1  the  Th™' 

With  all   his   Father's   Glories  on. 
H  T  to  N    XVII. 

ife.  i^vn.  i5, 16. 

1  f  I    HUS  raith  thc  hl£h  ard  ,oft>'  One,* 
«.  iuT  nt    "  J-  f"  upon  my  holy  Throne  :  . 
'    ¥>    ^6me  «  God,  I  dwell  on  high  ; 

Dwell   m   my  own  Elernity. 

2  J?   But  I  ce'fccnd   to  Worlds  b'low, 
««  On   Earth   I  have  a  Marfion  too; 

*  he  humble   Spirit  and   contrite 
u  h  an   Abode  of  my   Delight. 

File   Humble  Soul  mv  Words  revive, 
i    bid    the  incurring  Sinner  live  ; 
!   Heal  all  the  broken  Heatts  I  find, 
cafe   the  Sorrows  cf- the  Mind 
4-        When  I  cenrend  againit  their  ! 
ke  them  know  how  vile  they 

uld  my   Wrath  for  eve 
u  Souls  wou.d  fink  beneath  ai 


H  T  M  N  xvii,  xviii.  17 

5.  O  may  thy  pard'ning  Grace  be  nigh, 
Left  we  mould  faint    defpair  and   die  ! 
Thus  fh.Jl  our  better  Thoughts    approve 
The   Methods  of  thy  chaft'ning  Love. 

H  T  M  N    XVIII. 

Matt.  V.  3.  — 12. 

1   TJLEST  are  the  humble  Souls  that  fee 

JL>     Their  Emptinefs  and  Poverty  ; 
Treafures  of  Grace  to  them  are  giv'n, 
And   Crowns  of  Joy   laid   up   in    Heav'n. 

2.  Bleft  are  the   Men  of  broken  Heart, 
Who    mourn  for   Sin  with  inward  Smart; 
The   Blood  of  ChriJ}  divinely  flows 

A   healing  Balm   lor  all   their  Woes. 

3.  Bleft  are   the   M?ek,   who   fland  afar 
from   Rage  and    Paflion.   Noife  and  War  ; 
God    will    fecure   their    happy  State 

And  plead    their   Caufe  againft    the  Great. 

4.  Bleft   are    the    Souls  that  thirft  for  Grace, 
Hunger    and   long   for    Righteoufnefs  ; 
They  fhall  be  well   fupply'd   and  fed 
With  living  Streams  and  living    Bread* 

5.  Bleft  are  rhe    Men    whofe  Bote's  move 
And  melt   with    Oympuhv   and    Love  ; 
Fi'-ni    Chrijl  the    Lj rd   the)     ihal  obtain 
Lixe    Sympathy    and    Love    a^ain  : 

6.  Belt;  are  the  Pure,  ivirofe  Hearts  ^re  clean. 
From  the  defijing  Powers  of  Sin; 

With  endlei^  Pieafijres  they    mall   fee 
A  God    of  fpotleis  Purity. 

n;eft  are  the  Men    of  peaceful  Life, 
j  quench  the  Coals  of  ..growing  Strife  ; 

Thev 


i8       HTMN   xviii,  xix,  xx. 

They  (hall  be  call'd  the  Heirs  of  Blifs, 
The  Sons  of  God,  the. God  of  Peace. 
8.  BJet  are  the   SuiF'rers   who  partake 
Of  Pain  and  Shame  for  J,fus'  fake  ; 
Their  Souls  ftall  triumph  in  the  Lord, 
Glory  and  Joy  are  their  Reward. 

HTMN    XIX. 

f  2  Tim.  I.  12. 

I   T  M    not  aftam'd  to  own  my  Lord, 

X     or    to  defend  his    Caufe, 
Maintain  the  Honour  of  his  Word, 
the  Glory  of  his  Crofs. 

2.  Jefus,  my  God  !  I  know  his  Name, 
his  Name  is  all   my  Truft  ; 

Nor  will  He  put  my  Soul  to  Shame, 
nor  let  my  Hope  be  loft. 

3.  Firm  as  his  Throne  his  Promife  Hands 
and   He  can  well  fecure 

What  I've  committed  to  his  Hands, 
'till  the  decifive  Hour. 

4.  Then  will   He   own  my  worthlefs  Name, 
before  his  Father's  Face, 

And  in  the  new   Jerujalem 
appoint  my  Soul  a  Place. 

HTMN    XX. 

Ta  Cor.   1,  5,-8. 
Here  is  a  Houfe  not  made  with  Hands, 
eternal  and  on   hi^h, 
And  here  mv   Spirit   waiting  Hands 

tiiJ  Goo   ft  all  bid  it  fly. 
X.  Shortly   this  Prifon  of  my  Clay 

mult  be  diflblv'd  and  fall  ; 
Then,  O  my  j>cul.   with  Joy  obey 

Shy  heavnly  Father's  Call.  "T'}* 


H  T  M  N  xx,  xxi.  19 

*.»Tis  He  by  his  almighty  Grace 

that  forms  thee   fit    for  Heavn, 
And  as   an  Earned  of  the  Place 

has   his  own  Spirit  giv  n. 
4.    We  walk  by  Faith  of  Joys  to  come, 

Faith   lives  upon  his   Word  ; 
But  while  the  Body  is  our  Home 

we're  abfent  from  the  Lord. 

r.   »Tis  pleafant  to  believe  thy  Grace 

but  we  had  rather  fee  ; 
We  would  be  abfent  from  the  *lclft 
and  prefenr,  Lord,   with  Thee. 

HTMN  XXI. 

Matt.  XXII  37- 40. 

,  *-p\  HUS  faith  the  firft,  the  great  Command, 

«   Let  all  thy  inward  Pow'rs  unite 
"  To  love  thy    Maker  and  thy  God, 
"  With  utmoft  Vigour  and  Delight.  _ 

2.  «<   Then  (hall  thy  Neighbour  next  in  Place 
««  Share  thine  Aff  ftions  and  Eileem, 

«  And  let  thy  Kindnefs  to   thy   felf 
"  Meafure  and  rule  thy   Love  to  him, 

3.  This  is   the  Senfe  that  Uofes  fpoke, 
This   did  the  Prophets  preach  and  prove; 
For   Wint  of  this  the   Law  is  broke, 
Ani    rh     whole  Lw's  fulfi'i'd  by   bove. 

4.  gut  O  I  how  bafe  our  Paflions  are  ! 
H   w  cold  our  Charity   and  Z  il  ! 
Lori   ril:  our  S.mb   with   heav'nly  Fife, 
Or   we  Hiail  ne're  perform  thy    Wvl 

//  2  M  N 


2o         H  T  M  N  x: 

H  T  M  N    XXII. 

Matt.  XI.  28 30 

1    "P0^  Mther  all  ytwL'y   Souls, 
«  vu*  Sl^  Iaden  ^inne's  come, 

And  raife you  to  my   h.av'nly    Home. 
*■    «  They  fl>all  iind  Rert  that  learn   of  me  ; 

«  P1?  Sir8   meck   andlo*ly   iMind; 
But   Paffion  rages  like   the  Sea, 
^nd  Pride  is  reitlefs  as  the  Wind. 

JJjf  is  jh«'Ma»  "ty*  Shoulders  take 

«  a/  X?  ,  •  and  bearu  with  OcJieht ; 

2Jy  X°ke  3S  eaf>  t0  his  N«*. 

My  Grace  fhall  make  the  Burden  light." 

W'f/v'-  r  COme  at  ^   Command, 
With  Faith  and  Hope,  and  humble  Zeal, 
£efign  onr  Spirits  to  thy  Hand, 
io  mould  and  guide  us  at  thy  Will. 

HYMN    XXIIL 
Luke  I.  6$,  tfc, 

NOW  bleft  be  7>V's  Lord  and  God, 
whofe  Mercy  at  our   Need 
Was  vifited  his  People's  Grief, 

and   them  from  Bondage  freed  : 

2.  And  rai  'd  in   faithful  David's  Houfe 
'  Sanation,  which  of  old, 

E'er  firtae  the  World  itfelf  brpan, 
his  Prophets  had  foretold.  ° 

3.  To  fave  us  from  our  fpitefu!   Foe?, 
ard  keep  his  Oarh  in    mind, 

WJiith   He   to   Abr'am  heretofore, 
and  to  our  fathers  iign\ 


That 


H  r  M  N  xxiii,  xxtv.  21 

4.  That  we,   from  Fear  and  Danger  f;eed. 

his   Temple  may  feq^nt  ; 
And  all  our  Days,    as  in  his  Sight, 

in  holy  Life  be  f^ent. 

5    And  thou,   O  Child,  (halt  then  be  call'd 

God's  Prophet,   to   declare 
His    MeiTarre,  and  before  his  Face 

his  PaiTtge   to  prepare 
6.  To  give  them   Light  who  now  in  Shades 

of  Night  and  Death  abide  ; 
And    in  the  Way  that  leads  to  Peace 
our  FoOtileps  fafely  guide. 

//  T  M  N     XXIV. 
Luke  J.   46,   cff<r.   ' 
1    T\/r^  Soul  and  Spirit  filPd  with  J07, 

J. VI.     my  God  and  Saviour  praife  ; 
Whofi    Goodnefs  did  from  poor    Eftate 
his  humble  Hand-maid  raife. 

2.  Me  bleft  of  God,  the    God  of  Pow'r, 

all  Ages  fh  ill  confefs, 
Whofe  Name  his  holy,  and   whofe  Love 
his  Saints  {hall  ever  blefs. 

3.  The  proud,  and   all  their  vain  Defigns, 
He  quickly  did  confound  : 

He  call  the  mighty  from  their  Seat, 
the  meek   and   humble  crown'd. 

4.  The  hungry  with  good  Things  are  fill'd, 
the  rich  with  Hunger  pin'd  :' 

He  feat  his  Servant  I/r'el  help, 
and  caiPd  his  Love  to  mind  ; 

#5.  Which  ro  our  Fathers  heretofore, 
by  Oath  He   did  enfure; 
To   AbSam  and   his  chofen  Seed, 

fer  ever  to  endure,  H  Y  M  N 


22  H  T  M  N  xxv,  xxvi. 

H  r  M  N    XXV. 
Luke  II.  29. 

I   T    ORD  let  thy  Servant  now  depart 

1  j  Into  thy  promis'd  Reft, 
Since  my  expecting  Ey<  s  have   been 

with  thy  Salvation  bleft  : 

2.  Which,  till  this  Time,  thy  favour'd  Saints, 
and  Prophets,  only  knew, 

Long  fince  prepar'd  but  now  fet  forth 
in  all  the  People's  View. 

3.  A  Light  to  fhew  the  heathen  World 
the  Way  to  faving  Grace  : 

But  O  !  the  Light  and  Glory  both 
of  I/r'el's  chofen  Race. 

HYMN    XXVI. 

Luke  II.  8 15. 

ill  7HILE  Shepheidswatch'd  theirFlocks  by 
VV       a^  feated  on  the  Ground,    [Night, 
The  Angel  of  the  Lord  came  down, 

and   Glory  fhone  around. 
2  ft  Fear  not,  faid  he,   (for  mighty  Dread 

had  feiz'd  their  troubled  Mind,) 
*'•  Glad  Tidings  of  great  Joy   I   bring 

«  to  you   and   all  Mankind. 

3.  "  To  you,  in  David's  Town,  this  Day 

"  is  born  of  Da<vM's  Lioe 
*«  The  Saviour,  who  is  Chrift  the  Lord  ; 

«'  and  this  fhall  be  the  Sign. 

4   The 


HYMN  xxvi,    xxvii.  23 

4.  «  The  heavily  Babe  you  there  (hall  find 

"  to    human  View    difplay'd, 
"  All  meanly   wrapt   in  fwathing   Bands, 
«  and   in   a  Manger  lard. 

5.  Thus  fpake  the   Seraph    and  forthwith 

appear'd   a    mining  Throng 
Of  Angels,    praifing  God,  and  thus 
addreft  their  joyful    Song  ; 

6.  "  All   Glory  be   to   God  on    High  ; 
*<  and  to   the  Earth  be  Peace ; 

««  Good-will  henceforth  from  Heav'n  to  Men, 
•«  begin  and  never  ceafe. 

H  T  M  N    XXVII. 

1  Cor.  5.  7.  Rom.  6.  9,  fcfr. 

1   QINCE  C£r//?  our  Paflbver  is  flain 

i^     a  Sacrifice  for  all ; 
Let  all  with  thankful  Hearts  agiee 

to   keep  the  Feilival  : 
z.  Not  with  the  Leaven,  as  of  old, 

of  Sin  and  Malice  fed  ; 
But  with  unfeign'd  Sincerity, 

and  Truth's  unleaven'd  Bread, 

3.  Chriji  being  rais'd   by    Pow'r  divine, 

and  refcu'd  from  the   Grave, 
Shall  die  no  more,  Death  mail  on  Him 

^^M^more  Dominion  have  ; 
4rToT  that  He    dy'd,  'twas  for  our  Sins 

He  once  vouchfaPd  to  die, 
But  that   He  lives,  He  lives  to  God, 
for  all  Eternity. 

c.  So 


24        //  T  M  N  xxvii,  xxviii. 

5.  So  count  yqurfeVes  &  dead  to  Sin, 

but  g-aciouflv   rcilor'd, 
And  made  henceforth  alive  to  God, 
through  Jejus  Cbrijl  our  Lord. 

H  T  M.  N    XXV III. 

1   C^\  G0D    we  praife  Thee>  and  confefs, 

V^/     that  Thou  the  only  Lord, 
And  everlalHng  Father  art 
by  all   the  Earth  ador'd. 

2.  To   Thee   all    Angels  cry  a'oud, 

to    Thee  the   Pow'rs  on    high, 
Both  Cherubim   and  Seraphim, 
continually  do    cry  j 

3.  O    holy,  holy,    holy,   Lord, 
whom   heav'nly  Holl,    obey  ; 

The    World  is  with  the  Glory. fill'd 
of  thy  majeftick  Swsy. 

4.  Th'  Apoilles  glorious  Company,. 

and  Prophets  crown'd  with   Light, 
With  all  the. Martyrs  noble  Holt, 
thy  ccnllant  Praife  recite. 

5.  The  holy    Church  throughout  the  World, 

O  Lord,  con felTes  Thee, 
Thar.   Thou  eternal  Father  art 
of  "boundlcfs  Majefly   : 

6.  Thy  honour'd  true  and   only  Son, 
and   holy    Ghoft  the  Spring 

Of  never-ceaiing  Joy  ;  O   thrift 
of  Glory  thou  art  King. 

7.  The   Father's  ever! ailing   Son, 

>«  from  on  high  didft  come 


-II  T  M  N  xxviii,  xxix,  25 

To  fave  Mankind,  and  didlk  not  then 
diidain  the  Virgin's  ■  Womb. 

8.  And  having  overcome  the  Sting 
cf  Death,    Thou  open'it  wide. 

The  Gates  of  Keav'n  to  all,   who  firm 
in  thy  Bd:ef  abide. 

PART    II. 

9.  Crown  *d  with   the    Father's  Glory    Thou 
at  'God's  Right-hand  do'il  fit  ; 

Whence  Thou  malt  come  to   be  our  Judge, 

to  fen  fence  or  acquit. 
.10.   O  therefore  fave  thy  Servants,  Loid, 

whof*  Souls  (o  deary  coil ; 
Nor  let  the  Purchafe  of  thy  Elocd, 

thy  precious  Blood,   be  loft. 

if.  We  magnify  Thee   I>ay  by  Day  ; 

and  ever  worihip  The*. 
Vouch fafe  to  keep  us,  Lord,  this  Day 

from  Sin   and  Danger  free. 
•  2.   Have  Mercy,  Mercy,  on  uf,  Lord! 

to  us  thy  Grace  extend, 
According  as  for  Mercy  we 

on  Thee  aione  depend. 

ir.  In  Thee  F  have  repos'd  my  Truft, 

and  ever  .mail  do  fo  ; 
Preferve  me  then  from  Ruin  here, 

and  from  eternal  Woe. 

H  T  M  N    XXIX. 

Rev.  IV.  11.  &  V.  9>  &* 

KOU  God,  all  Glory,  Honour TWr 
art  worthy  to  receive ; 

£  Since 


r 


2 6         H  T  M  N    xxix,  xx::. 

Since  all  Things  by  thy  Pow'r  were  made, 

and  by  thy  Bounty  live. 
2.  And    worthy    is    the  Lamb  all  Pow'r 

Honour  and  Wealth   to  gair, 
Glory  and  Strength-   who  for  our   Sins 

a  Sacrifice  was    flain. 

«.  All  worthy  Thou,  who  haft  redeem'd, 
'  '    and  ranfom'd   us   to  God, 
From  ev'ry  Nation,  ev'ry  Coaft 
by   thy  moll  precious  Blood. 
a.  Blefiing  and  Honour,  Glory,  Pow'r 

by  all  in  Earth  and  Heav'n, 
To  Him  that  fits  upon  the  Throne, 
and  to  the  Lamb  be  giv'n. 
H  r  M  N    XXX. 
Rev.  XIX    5,  bV. 
1      \  LL  ye  who  faithful  Servants  are 

J\     of  our  almighty  King, 
Both  high  and  low,  and  fmall  and  great, 

his  Praife  devoutly  fing. 
2,  Let  us  rejoice,  and  render  Thanks 

to  his   moil  holy  Name  ; 
Rejoice,  rejoice,  for  now  is  come 
the  Marriage  of  the  Lamb. 

,.  His  Bride  herfelf  has  ready  made 

how  pure  and  white  her  Drefs  1 
Which  is  the  Saints  Integrity 

and  fpotlefs  Holinefs. 
A.  O  therefore  bleft  is  ev'ry  one 

who  to   the  Marriage  Feaft, 
And  holy  Supper   of  the  Lamb 

is  call'd  a  welcome  Gaeft.  ^ 


H  T  M  N  xxxi,  xxxii.  27 

H  r  M  N   XXXI. 

Matt.  VI.  9,    &e. 
I    /~\UR   Father,  who  in   Heaven  art, 

V_y     all  hallow'd  be  thy  Name  ; 
Thy  Kingdom  come;  thy   Will   be  done, 
throughout    this  earthly  Frame. 

2.  As  cheerfully  as    'tis  by  thofe 
who    dwell    with   Thee  en  high  ; 

Lord,    let   thy    Bounty  Day    by    Day 
our  daily   Food  fupply  ; 

3.  As  we   forgive  our  Enemies, 
thy   Pardon,    Lord,  we   crave  ; 

Into  Temptation  lead  us  not, 
but  us  from  Evil  fave^ 

4.  For  Kingdom,  Pow'r  and   Glory,  all 
belong,   O  Lord,    to   Thee  ; 

Thine   from   Eternity   they  were, 
and  thine  mall  ever  be. 

HYMN    XXXII. 

1  Cor.  XV.  20,  si.  Colo/.  III.   1. 

i  /CHRIST  from  the  Dead  is  rais'd,  and  made 

\^ji     the   firit  Fruits  of  the  Tomb  ; 
For,  as  by    Man  came  Death,  by  Man 
did  Refurrection  come. 

2.  For,   as   in  Adam,  all  Mankind 

did  Guilt   and  Death  derive  ; 
So,  by    thy  Righteoufnefs  of  Ch rift, 
fhall   ail  be  made  alive. 

3,  If  then  ye  rifen    are  with  Chrift, 

feek  only  how   to  get 
The  Things  that  are  above,  where  Chrift 
a?  God**  light  Hand  is  fet. 

B*  HTMN 


2  3  H  T  MN    xxxiii. 

H  T  M  N    XXX!  IT. 

Another  Vejfion  cf  Luke  II.  8,  &e. 

I  "OHeph"rd%    rf'joyco,   lift  up   your  Eyes, 

i3     "    2nd  fer.d  your    Fears   away  ; 
<<   News  from   the   Region  of  the  Skies, 
Salvation's  bo-n   to   Day. 

2.  w   Jejui,  the  God   whom    Angels  fear, 

"  comes  down  to   dwell   with  you    : 
"  To-day  he    makes    his   Entrance   here, 
11   but  net   as    Monarchs   do. 

3.  '•'   No   Gold,   nor   purple  fwailing  Bands, 
"  nor  royai    fining   Things    ; 

"  A   Manger   for  his   Cradle   irands, 
*    and  holds  the   King  of  Kings. 

4    "  Go,  Shepherds,  where   th«  Infant  lies, 
'*  and  fee  his  humble  Throne  ; 

"  With  Tears   of  Joy  in  all    your  Eyes, 
"  go,  Shepherds,  kifs  the  Son." 

5.  Thus    Gabriel fang,  and  flrait  around 

the  heavenly 'Armies  throng, 
They  tune  their  Harps  to   lofty  Sound, 
and  thus  conclude  the  Song  : 

6.  ««  Glory  to  God  that  reigns  above, 
11  let  Peace  furround  the  Earth  ; 

*•  Mortals  fhall  know  their  Maker's  Love, 
«'  at  their  Redeemer's  Birth.1' 

7.  Lord  !  and  mall  Angels  have  their  Songs, 
and  Men  no  Tunes  to  raife  ? 

O  may  we  lofe  thefe  ufelefs  Tongues 

when  they  forget  to  praife  ! 
$.  Glory  to  God  that  reigns  above, 

that  pitied  us  forlorn, 
We  jcin  to  fing  our  Maker's  Love, 

hi  there's  a  Saviour  born.        H  F  M  N 


H  T  M  N  xxxiv.  "  29 

//  r  m  n  xxxrv. 

Ecclef.   XH.    1,  cffr. 
2;  ASHildren;  _u  your  Creator,   God, 

\_j     your  early  Honours  pay, 
While  Vanity   and    youthful    Blood 
would  tempt  yoar   Thoughts  aftray. 

2.  The   Memory  of  his  mighty  Name, 
demands  }our  Er\  Regard  ; 

Nor  dare  indulge  a  meaner  Flame, 
=  till  you  have  lov'd  the  Lord. 

3.  Be  wife,  and  make  his  Favour   fure 
before  the  mournful  Days, 

When  Youth  and  Mirth  are  known  no  mere, 
and  Life~  and   Strength  decays. 

4.  No  more   the  Bl effings    of  a   Feaft 
fhall  reli<h    on   the    Tongue, 

The   heavy  Ear  forgets   the  Tafte 
and  Picaiure-of  a  Song. 

5.  Old  Age,  with  all  her  difmal  Train, 

invades  your  golden  Years 
With  Sighs,  and  Groans,  and   raging   Pain, 
and    Death,    that  never  fpires. 

6.  What   will  you    do  when  Light  departs, 
and  leaves  your  withering  Eyes, 

Without  one   Beam  to  chear   your  Hearts, 
from   the  fuperior  Skies  I 

7.  How  will  yon  meet  God's  frowning  Brow 
or  ftand  before  his  Seat, 

While  Nature's  old  Supporters   bow, 
nor  bear  their  toit'ring  Weight. 

8.  Can  you  expect  your   feeble  Arms 
fhall  make  a  itrong   Defence, 

When  Death,   with   terrible  Alarms, 

fumrnons  thsPris'nej-  hence  l  B  3    9.  The 


30         H  T  M  N  xxxi v,  xxxv. 

9.  The  filver  Bands  of  Nature  burir, 
and  let  the  Building  fall  ; 

The  Flefh  goes  do.vn  to   mix  with   Duft, 
iti    vile  Origiral. 

10.  Laden    with  Guilt  (a   heavy  Load) 
uncleans'd  and  unforgiv'n, 

The    Soul   returns   t'  an    ar.gry   God,, 
to   be  fhut  out  from    Heav'n. 

HYMN    XXXV. 

Job  I    21. 

1    "^TAked  as  frqni   the  Fart1    W2   came* 

i/%1      and    crept  to    Life    .it    firit, 
We    to   the  Earth   return    agnin, 

and   mingle  with    <ur   Duit. 
z.    The  dear    Delights    we    here    enjoy, 

and    fondly    ca  1  our   9'^, 
Are  bu    fhort    F  avoid s  -borrow'd  now, 

to  be  repay 'd  anon. 

3.    'Tis   God  that  lifts   our  Comforts  high,. 

cr  finks    them   in    the   Grave, 
He   give.-,    and    (blefTVd   be   his    Name) 

He   takes    but   what  he    gave. 
^.   Pe*ce,  all   our  angry   Pillions    then, 

let  each  rebellious   Si.  h 
Be    filer; t   at   his    fovefeiga    Will, 

and  every    Murmur    die. 

r.   If  fmiling    Mercy   crown   cur   Lives, 

it's   Praifes    mall    be    fpread, 
And  we'll   adore    the   Juitice    too 

:hat  ilrtkes  our  Comforts  dead. 

//  r  M  V 


H  T  M  N    xxxvi,  xxxvn.       j» 

HYMtt     XXXVI. 

Rom.  VIII.   33,  fcff.  _  : 

WHO  fhall  the  Lord's  Eteft  condemn  f 
'Tis  God  that  juftiii.es  their  tjouls, 
And    Mercy   like   a  mighty    Stream 
O'er  all    their  Sins    divinely  roils. 
2.    Who   fhall   ft^j«ctge  the  Saints   to  Hell  f 
'Tis  Chriji  that   fufTer'd  in   their  Stead, 
And   the   Salvation    to   fulfil 
Behold  Kim  rifing  from  the  Dejad. 

3   He   lives  !  He  lives  !  and  fits  atove 
For  ever  interceeding  there  ; 
Who  fhall  divide  us  rrom  his  Love, 
Or  what  fhall   tempt  us  to  defpair  - 

4,  Shall  Perfection,  or  Diftrefs, 
Famine,  or  Sword,  or  Nakednefs  I    ^ 
He  that  hath  lov'd  us  bears  us  thro  , 
And  makes  us  more  than  Conqu'rors  too. 

5.  Faith  hath  an  over-coming  Power, 
It  triumphs  in   the  dying  Hour  ; 
Cbr:fi  is'  oar  Life,  our  Joy,  our  Hope, 
Nor  can  we  fink  with  fuch  a  Pi  op. 

6.  Not  all  that  Men    on  Earth  can  do, 
Nor  Pow'rs  on  high,   nor  Pow'rs  below, 
Shall  caufe  his  Mercy  to  lemove, 
Or  wean  our  Hearts  from  Cbriji  our  Love. 

HYMN    XXXVII. 

Pfal-XLIX.  6,  o.Eccl.VIII.  8.  Job  III  14,  rS. 

1    TN  vain  the  wealthy  Mortals  toil, 

J[     And  heap  their  mining  Dult  in  vvain, 
Lock  down  and  fcorn  the  humble  Poor, 
And  boaft  their  lofty  Hills  of  Gain. 

B  4  2.  Their 


32       HYMN  xxx vii,  xxxviiu 

2.  Their  golden  Cordials  cannot  cafe 
Their  pained   Hearts  or  aching  He.idy, 
Nor  fri?ht  r.or  bribe  3pproachingr  Death 
From  glittering  Roofs  and  downy  Beds. 

3.  The  Hngring,  the  unwilling  Soul 
The  difrha'  Summons  mult  obey, 
And  bid  a  long,  a  fad  Farewell 

To  the  pile  Lump  of  Hfelefs  Claw 

4.  Thence  they  are  huddled   to  the  Graver, 
Where  Kings  and  Slaves  have  equal  Throne: 
Their  Bone*  without  Diilinclion  lie 
Amcngft  the  Heap  of  meaner  Bone3. 

//  r  M  N    XXXVIII. 
Rev.  V.  6,  7,  8,  9 
J      A   LI>  mortal   Vanities    be  gone, 

1  X  Nor  timpt  my  Eyes  nor  tire  my  Earj 
behold  amidit  th'  eternal  Throne 
A  Vifion    of  the  Lamb  appears. 
St.  Glory  Irs  fleecy  Robs  adorns-, 
Mark'd  with  the  bloody  Death  He  bore  ; 
Sev'n  are  hi*  Eves,  and  f;v'n  his  He  int., 
To  /peak  his  vYifdom  and_  hi*  Pcw'i. 

3    J  r>.   He  receives  a  kaled  Took 
i-'rom  Him  that  fits  upon  the  ri  hi  ore  ; 
jf/rs,  my  Lord,  prevails  to  look 
On  dark  Decrees,  and  Things  unhrowm 

4.  All  the  afiemblir.g  Saints  around 
I  all  woj /hipping  before  the  Lamb, 
And  in  new  bongs  of  Gofpel-Soui.d 
.Addiefs  their  Honours  to  his  Nar.iC 

5.  The  Joy,  the  Shout,   the  Harmcni 
tlia  o?i  the  everlallir.g  Hills, 


HYMN  xxxviii,  xxxix.       $$■ 

■ 

« -Worthy  art  Thou  alone"  (they  cry) 
««  To  read  the  Book,  to  loofe  the  Seals.'' 

6.  Our  Voices  join  theheav'nly  Strain, 
And  with  tranfporting  Pleafure  fing,^ 
Worthy  the  Lamb,  that  once  was  flain. 
To  be  our  Teacher,  and  our  King. 

7 .  His  Word  s  of  Prophecy  reveal 
Eternal  Coucfels,  deep  Deiigns  ; 
His  Grace  and  Vengeance  fnail  fulfil 
The  peaceful  and  the  dreadful  Lines. 

8.  Thou  haft  redeem'd  our  Souls  from  Hell 
With  thine  invaluable  Blood  ; 

And  Wretches  that  did  once  Rebel 
Are  now  made  Fav'rites  of  their  God. 

9.  Worthy  for  ever  is  the  Lord, 
That  dy'd  for  Treafons  not  his  own, 
By  ev'ry  Tongue  to  be  ador'd, 

And  dwell  upon  his  Father's  Throne. 

H  T  M  N    XXXIX. 

2  Tim.  IV    6,  7,  8,  i3. 
1   T^VEATH  may  dirTolve  my  Bcdynow, 

JL/  and  bear  my  Spirit  home  ; 
Why.  ^o  my  Mirutes  move  fo  flow, 
nor.  my  Salvation  come  ? 

2.  With  heav'nly  Weapons  I  have  fought 
the  Battles  of  the  Lord, 

Finilh'd  my  Courfe,  and  kept  the  Faith, 
and  wait  the  fure  Reward. 

3.  God  has  hid  up  in  Heav'n  foi  me 
a  Crown  which  cannot  fade  ; 

The  righteous  Judge  at  that  great  Day  - 
ihali  place  it  on  my  Head, 

£  5  4.  Na 


34  H  T  M  N    xxxix,  xl.  ■  " 

4.  Ncr  hath  the  K'ng  ofGiace  decreed 

this  Prize  for    me   alone  ; 
But  aM  that  love,  an!  long  to  fee 

th'  Appearance  of  his  Son. 

5    Tc/fc'i  the  Lord,  mail  guard  me  fafe 

frcm  ev'ry  ill   Defign  ; 
And  to  his  heav'nly  Kingdom  keep 

this  feeble  Soul  of  mine. 
6.  G6d  is  my  everlaiting  Aid, 

and  Hell  mall  rage  in  vain  ; 
To   Him  be  higheft  Glory  paid, 

and  endlefs  Praife.     Amen* 

HYMN    XL. 

Ifa.  LXIII.   1,  2,  3,  bV. 
1    ITTHAT  mighty  Man,  or  mighty  God.,. 

\  V       comes  travelling  in.  State, 
Along  the  Idumcan  Road 

away  from  Bozra/Ss  Gate  ! 

2.  The  Glory  cf  his  Robes  proclaim 
'tis  fome  victorious  King  : 

"  Tis  I,  the  juft,  th*  almighty  One 
"  that  your  Salvation  bring. 

3.  Why,  mighty  Lord,  thy  Saints  enquire, 

why  thine   Apparel  red  ? 
And  "ail  thy  Vefture  ftain'd  like  thofe 
who  in  the   Wine-prefs  tread  ? 

4.  •'  I  by  my  ft- If  have   trod  the  Prefs, 
"  and  cruxh'd  my  Foes  alone, 

<<  My  Wrath  his   ftruck  the  Rebels   dead, 
"  my   Fury  ftamp'U  'em  down. 

5  *■  'Tis  E Jam's  Blood  that  dies  my  Robes 
"  with  joyful  fcailct  Stains., 

"  Th« 


H  T  M  N  xl,  xli.  35 

"  The  Triumph  that  my  Raiment  wears 
"  fprung  from  their  bleeding  Veins. 

6.  «<  Thus  mall  the  Nations  be  deitroy'd 
"  that   date  infult  my  Saints, 

«'  I  have  an  Arm  t'  avenge  their  Wrong;, 
41  an  Ear  for  their  Complaints. 

HYMN  XLI. 

Naham  I.   i«  2,  3,  fjc. 

1  A  ^ORE  anc*  tremble,  for  our  God 
/~jL     is  a  confuming  Fire, 

His  jealous  Eyes  his    Wrath  inflame,  ; 

and  raife  his  Vengeance  higher. 

2  Almighty  Vengeance,  how  it   burns  I 
how  bright  his  Fury  glows  ! 

Vaft   Magazines  of  Plagues  and  Storms 
lie   treafur'd  for  his   Foes. 

3.  Thofe  Heaps  of  Wrath  by   flow   Degrees 

are  forc'd  into  a  Flame, 
Rut  kindled,    oh  !   how   fierce   they  blaze  I 
and    rend   all   Nature's   Frame. 

4.  At   his  Approach   the  Mountains   flee 

and  feek  a   watry    Grave  ; 
The   frighted  Sea   makes  Hade  away, 
and   fhriiiks  up  ev'ry  Wave. 

5.  Through  the  wide  Air  the  weighty  Rocks, 
are   fvwft  as    Hail-ltones  -hurl'd  : 

Who  dares   engage  his   fiery    Rage, 
that    Ihakes  the  folid  Wor^d  : 

6.  Yet,  mighty  God,  thy  fov'reign  Grace, 
fits  Regent  on    the   Throne, 

The  Refuge  of  thy  chofen  Race 
when  Wrath  come§  milling  down. 

7>Tby 


:-,6       HTM  N  >H,  xlii,  xliii. 

7.  Thy  Hand  fhal?  on  rebellious  Kings 

a  fiery  Tempeft  pour, 
While  «e  beneath  thy  /helt'ring  Wings. 

thy  juft  Revenge  adore. 

HYMN    XLII. 

Ifa.    XL.    28,   29.  £0.,    31. 
1     A  ^V^KE  our  Souls  (awav  our  Fears, 

J\  Let  ev'ry  trembling  Thought  be  gone) 
Awake,  snd  run  the  hemvenly  Rrce, 
And  put  a  chearful  Courage  on. 

2.  True,   'tis  a  (trait  and  thorny  Road, 
And  mortal  Spirits  tire  and  hirst, 

Put  they  forget  the  mighty  God 

That  feed;?  the  Strength  of  ev'ry   Saint. 

3.  The  mighty  God,  whofe  matchlefs  PowY 
Is  ever  new  and  ever  young, 

And  firm  endures  while   endlefs  Years 
Their  eveHafh'ng  Ci/cles  run. 
4s  From   Thee  the  overflowing  Spring, 
Our  Souls  fnall  drink  a  frefh  Supply, 
While  fuch  as  truft  their  native  Strength 
Shall  melt  away,  and  drop,  and  die. 

5.  Swift  as  an  E3g!e  cuts  the  Air, 
We'll  mount  a'oft  to  thine  Abode. 
On   Wings  of  Love  our  Souls  firali  fiy,. 
Nor  tiie  amidfr  the  heavenly  Road. 

H  r  M  M    XLIII. 

Jude  XXIV.  25. 
I    '?TpO  God  the  only   Wife, 

Jt        our  Svnour  and  our  King, 
Let  all  the  Sairt*  below  the  Skies 

their  humble  Praifes  bring. 


H  T  M  N  xliii,  xliv.  37 

2.  'Tis  his  almighty  Love, 
his  Ounfel  snd  his  Care, 

Prefe rves  us  fafe  from  Sin  and  Deatk? 
and  ev'ry  hurtful  Snare. 

3.  He  will  prefent  our  Souls 
unbleminVd  and  compleat, 

Before  the  Glory  of  his  Face, 
with  Joys  divinely  great. 

4.  Then  all  the  chofen  Seed 
fhall  meet  around  the  Throne, 

Shall  biefs  the  Conduct  of  his  Grace*, 
and  make  his  Wonders  known. 

5.  To  our  Redeemer  God 
Wifdom  and  Pow'r  belongs, 

Immortal  Crowns  of  Majeity, 
and  everlafting  Songs. 

H  T  M  N    XLIV. 

Rev.  XII.  7. 
I    V    ET  mortal  Tongues  attempt  to  £n» 

I   j  TheWars  of  Heav'n.when  Michael  i\oo6. 
Chief  General  of  th*  eternal  King, 
And  fought  the  Battles  of  our  God, 
2.  Againft  the  Dragon  and  his  Hoil 
The   Armies  of  the    Lord  prevail  : 
In  vain  they  rage,  in  vain  they  boaft, 
Their  Courage  finks,  their  Weapons  faih 


3,  Down  to  the  Ea.-th  was  Satan  thrown-, 
Down  to  the  Earth  his   Legions    it\\  ; 
Then  was  the  Trump  of  Triumph  blown 
And  fhook  the  dreadful   Deeps    of  Hell 

4.  Now  is  the  Hour-  of  Darknefs  pail, 

i  hi 3  afTum'd  his  reigning  Pow'r  ; 


Behold 


3»  HYMN  xliv,  xlv. 

Behold  the  great   Accufer  cart 

Down  from  the  Skies,  to  rife  no  more. 

5.  'Twas  by   the    Blood,    immortal    Limb, 
Thine   Armies  trod  the  Tempter  down  ; 

Twas    by   thy  Word   and   powerful  Name 
j  hey  gam'd  the  Battle  and   Renown. 

6.  Rejoice  ye  Heav'ns  ;   let  every    Star 
£hine   with    new   Glories  round  the  Sky  ; 
faints,    while   ye   fing    the  heav'nly    War, 
ttaife    your  Deliveier's Name  on   high. 

HYMN    XLV. 

Rev.  I.  5,  6,  7. 

1   "^T°W  t0  the  Lord  that  makfis  us  fcnow 

JL^J    The    Wonders    of  his  dying  Love, 
Be   humble    Honours   paid    below, 
And   {trains  of  nobler   Praife  above. 
2.  'Twas  He   that   cleans'd   our  foulelt.  Sins, 
And  wam'd  us  in   his   richeft    Blood  ; 
*Tis    He   that   makes   us    Priefts  and   Kings, 
And  brings   us   Rebels  near  to  God. 

3-  To  Jefus  our  atoning  Prieft, 
To   Jefus    our    fuperior   King, 
Be  everlalling   Power  confeft, 
And  ev'ry   Tongue    hrs  Glory   fing. 

4.  Behold,    on   flying  Clouds    He   comes, 
And   ev'ry   Eye  (kail  fee   Him  move  ; 
Tho'    with   our  Sins  we   pierc'd  Him   once, 
Then  He  difplays   his  pardoning   Love. 

5.  The  unbelieving  World   mail  wail 
While  we   rejoice   to   fee    the  Day  : 
Come    Lord  :  nor  let  thy    Promife  fail, 
No    let  thy    Chariots   long  delay. 

UTMN 


H  T  M  N  xlvi,  xlvil  39, 

H.r  m  N   XLVL 

Rev.  V.    11,    Ut+frJl  y 
1   /^lOme  let  us  join  our   chearfui  Songs, 
I    j     with    Angels  round  the  1  hrone  ; 
Tenthoufand   thoufand  are  their   Tongues, 
but    all    their  Joys   are   one. 

2.  «  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  dy'd,"  they  cry,, 
"  to   be  exalted  thus  ;" 

Worthy  the  Lamb,   our  Lips  reply,, 
for  He  was   (lain  for  us. 

3.  Jefus  is- worthy   to  receive 
'Honour  and  Power   divine  ; 

And   BleiTmgs   more  than    we   can  give, 
be,    Lord,    for   ever   thine. 

4.  Let  all    that   dwell  above  the   Sky, 

and   Air,  and  Earth,  and  Seas, 

Confpire   to  lift  thy    Glories   high, 

and   fpeak  thine   endlefs  Praiie. 

b.  The   whole  Creation  join  in  one, 

to  blefs    the  facred  Name 
Of  Him   that   fits  upon  the  Throne, 

and  to   adore  the   Lamb. 

HT  M  N     XLVU. 
i  John  iii.    I,  &c.  Gal.  iv.  fr. 
1   TOEHOLD    what  wond'rous  Grace 

J3     the   Father  has  beftow'd 
On  Sinners   of  a  mortal    Race, 
to   call  them  Sons   of  God  I 

2.  Tis  no  furprizing  Thing, 

that  we  mould  be   unknown  ;  " 
The  Jewijh  World  knew   not  thsir  king, 
God's   everlafting  Son  : 

3.  Ncr    doth   it    yet  appear 

How  great,  we  muft  be  made  3  Bu* 


40         HT  M  N  xlvii,  xlviii.  ' 

But  when  we  fee  our  Saviour  here 
wc  fliall  be  like  our  Head. 

4.  A  Hope  fo  much  divine 
may  Trials' well  endure, 

May  purge  on r  Souls  from   Senfe  and  Sir 
as  Chrift  the  Lord  is  pure. 

5.  If  in  my  Father's  Love 
I  fhare  a  flllial  Part, 

Send  down  thy  Spirit,  like  a  Dove, 
to  reft  upon   my  Heart. 

6.  We  would  no  longer  lie 

like  Slaves  beneath  the  Throne  : 
My  Faith  lhall  Abba  Father  cry, 
and  thou  the  Kindred  own. 

H  T  M  N    XLVIII. 

Sol.  Song  vnr  -^e.j,  13,  14. 

1   XAfh£  h  thisf&irOre  in  Diibefs, 

V  V     That  travels  from  the  Wildern^  } 
And  prefs'd  with  Sorrows  a*d  with  Sins, 
Vn  her  beloved  Lord  foe  leans. 
2.    This  is  the  Spoufe  of  Chrift  our  Gcd, 
Bought  with  the  Treafnrcs  of  his  Blood  : 
And  herRequeft,  and  her  Complaint, 
Is  but  the  Voice  of  cv'ry  Saint. 

3    "  O  let  my  Name  engraven  (land, 
"  both  on  thy  Heart  and  on  thy   Hand  : 
"  Seal  me  ipon  thine  Arm,  and   wear 
«<  That  Pledge  of  Love  for  ever  theie. 
4.  "  Stroiger  than  Death  thy  Love  is  known, 
"  Which  Hoods  cj  Wrath  could  never  drov>n~, 
"  and  Hell  arid  Earth  in  vain  combine 
"  To  quench  a  Fiie  fo  much  divine. 

5-  But  J  r.m  jealous  of  my  Hea  t, 

V  i-ell  it  fhoulacr.ee  frcm 7  hee  depart  \  "  Th» 


21  T  M  N  xlviii,  xlix.  41 

**  Then  let  thy  Name  be  well  imprefs'd, 
«'   As  a  fair  Signet  on  my  Breail. 

6.  "  Till  Thou  had  brought  mz  to  thy  Horn*, 
*«  Where  Fears  and  Doubts  can  never  come, 

*<  Thy  Count'nance  let  me  often  fee, 
4i  And  often  Thou   malt  hear  from  me. 

7.  <r  Come,  my  Beloved,  hafle  away 
**  Cut  Oiort  the  Hours  of  thy  Delay. 
*(  Fly  lilce  a  youthful  Hart  or  Roe 

*(  Over  the  Hills  where  Spices  grow. 

HYMN    XLIX. 

Job  IV.  17, 21. 

1    QHALL  the  vile  Race  of  Flefh  and  Biood 

O  Contend  with  their  Creator,  God  I 
Shall  mortal  Worms  prefume  to  be 
More  hcly,  wife,  or  juft,  than  He  I 
■z.   Behold,  He  puts  his  Truit  in  non? 
Of  all  the  Spirits  round  his  Throne  ; 
"3  heir  Natures,   when  compar'd  with  his, 
Are  neither  holy,  juft  nor  wife. 

3.  But  hew  much  meaner  Things  are  they 
Who  tyring  from  Dult,  and  dwell  in  Clay  ! 
Touch'd  by  the  Fir.ger  of  thy  Wrath, 

We  faint  and  vaniih  like  the  Moth. 

4.  From  Night  to  Da^  from  Day  .to  Night, 
We  die  by  thoufands  in  thy  Sight  ; 
Bury'd  in  Dufl  whole  Nations  iic 

Like  a  forgotten  Vanity. 

5.  Almighty  Pover,  to  TheQ  we  bow  ; 
How  frail  a^e  we  !  how  glorious  Thou  I 
No  more  the  Sons  of  Eirth  /hill  dare 
With  an  Eternal  Godcornpaic. 

ur 'k  /; 


42  H  T  M  N    1,  li. 

//  T  M  N    L. 
Ecclef.   IX.  4    5,  6,    10. 
I    1  '    IFE  is  the  Time  to  ferve  the  Lord, 

L/  The  Time  t'  infure  the  great  Reward, 
And  while  the  Lamp  holds  out  to  bum, 
The^vileft   Sinner  may  return.     - 
5.  Life  is  the  Hour  that  God  has  giv'n 
To  'fcape  from  Hell,  and  fly  to  Heav'n  1 
The  Day  of  Grace,  and  Mortals  may 
Secure  the  BlefTmgs  of  the  Day. 

3.  The  Living  know  that  they  mud  die, 
But  all  th:-  Dead  forgotten  lie; 

Their  Mem'ry  and  their  Senfe  is  gone, 
Alike  unknowing  and    unknown. 

4.  Their  Hatred  and  their  Love  is  lofly 
Their  Envy  buried  in  the  Duft  ; 

They  have  no  Share  in  ail  that's  done 
Beneath  the  Circuit  of  the  Sun. 

5.  Then  what  my  Thoughts  defign  to  do, 
My   Hands,   with  all  your  Might  purfue, 
Since  no  Device,  nor   Work  is  found, 

Nor  Faith,   nor   Hope,   beneath  the    Ground, 

6.  There  are  no  Ads  of  Pardon  pafs'd 
In  the  cold  Grave,  to  which  we  hafte ; 
But  Darkneft,  Death,  and  long  Defpair, 
Reign  in  eternal  Silence  there. 

HYMN    LI. 

Rom.   III.   19, 22. 

1  T  TAIN  are   the   Hopes  the  Sons  of  Men 

V       on  their  own  Works  have  built  ; 
Their   Hearts  by   Nature   all   unclean, 

and  all   their    Actions  Guilt. 
2.  Let   Jew   and  Gentile  flop  their  Mouths 

without  a  muim'ring   Word,  And 


HYMN  li,  Hi,  liii.        43 

And  the  whole  Race  of  Adam  ftand 
guiliy  before  the  Lord. 

3.  Tn  vain  we  afk  Gad's  righteous  Law 
to  juftify    us  now, 

Since  to  convince  and    to  condemn 
is   all  the  Law   can  do. 

4.  Jefuss  how  glorious  is   thy  Grade, 
when  in   thy  Name  we  truft  \ 

Our   Faith  receives  a  Righteoufnefs 
that    makes    the  binner  juft. 

HYMN    LII. 

John  III.    16,    17,   18. 
1   TW  TOT  to  condemn  the  Son?  of  Men 

X\      Did  Cbrijl,  the  Son  of  God  appear  : 
No  Weapons  in  his  Hands  are  feen, 
No  flaming  Swoid,  nor  Thunder   there. 

2.  Such  was  the  Pity  of  our  God, 
He  lov'd  the   Race  of  Man  fo  well, 
He  feat  his  Son   to  bear   our   Load 

Of  Sins,  and  fave  our  Souls  from   Hell. 

3.  Sinners,  believe  the   Saviour's  Word, 
Truft  in    his  mighty  Name,  and  live  ; 
A    thoufand  Joys  his  Lips  afford, 

His  Hands   a  thoufand  Bieffings   give. 

4.  But  Vengeance  and  Damnation   lyes 
On  Rebels  who  refufe  the  Grace  ; 
Who  Gcd's  eternal  Son   defpife, 

The  hotteil  Hell  (hall  be  their  Place, 


"N 


HYMN    LIIL 

i_Cor.  II.  9,   10.  Rev.  XXL  27. 
— OR   Eye  hath  feen,  nor  Ear  ha3  heard, 
nor  oenfe,  nor  Reaion  known, 

What 


44  H  T  M  N  liii,  livv 

J^hat  Joys  the  Father  has  prepar'd 
for  thole  that  love  lis  Son. 

2.  Eut  the  good  Spirit  of  (he  Lord 
reveals  a  Hcav'n  to  come  ; 

The  Beams  of  Glory  in  his  Word 
allure  and  guide  us  Home. 

3.  Pure  are  the  Joys  above  the  Sky, 
and  all  the  Region  Peace  ; 

No  wanton  Lips  nor  envious  Eye 
can  fee  or  tafle  the  Blifs. 

4.  Thofe  holy  Gates  for  ever  bar, 
Pollution,  Sin,  and  Shame  ; 

None  fhall  obtain  Admittance  tl.e;e 
but  Foli'wers  of  the  Lamb. 

5.  He  keeps  the  Father's  Bcok  of  Life, 
there  all  their  Names  are   found  ; 

The  Kypociitc  in  vain  fhal]  flrive 
to  tiead  the  heav'nly  Ground.. 

//  T  M  N    L1V. 

Rorr,.  VI.   i,  2,  6. 
J    OHALL  \vc  go  on  to  fa>, 

O       becaufe  thy  Gr?ce  abounds; 
Or  cjucify  the  Lord  again 
and  open  all  his  Wounds  i 

2.  Forbid  it,  mighty  God, 
nor  let  it  e'er  be  faid, 

That  we  whefs   Sins  are  crucify'd, 
ihould   raife  them  from  the  Dead, 

3.  We  will  be  Slaves  no  more, 

fince    CLnJl  has  made  us  fjec, 
lias   nail'd  our  Tyrants  to  his  Crcu 
and  bough.;  our   Libcr.iv. 

//  T  M  A 


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HT  M  N    LV.  % 

Phil.  Ilf.  7>  §>  9- 
i    \T0   mors,  my  God,  I  boaO:  no  mnre 

J^      Of  all  the  Duties  I  have  done  ; 
I  quit  tfce  Hopes  t  held  before 
To  trufl  the  Merits  of  <hy  Son, 

2.  Now  far  the  Love  I  bear  his  Name, 
What  wa3  mv  Gain  I  count  fny  Lofs  j 
My  former  Pride  I  call  my  Shume, 
And  nail  my  Glory  to  his  Crofs. 

3.  Ye?,  and  I  muft  and  will  eftcem 
All  Things  but  Lofs  for  Je/us'  fake  : 

0  may  my   Soul  be  found  in  Him, 
And  of  his  Ri^hteoufnefs   partake  1 
a.  The  bsft  Obedience  of  my    Hand3 
Dares' not  appear   before  thy  Throne  ; 
But  F^ith    can  anfwer  thy  Demands, 
By  pleading  what  mv  Lord  has  done. 

H  T  M  N    LVL  Rom.  VII.  3   CsV. 

1  y    ORD,  how  fec-:re  my  Confcience  wa?» 
I   j    and  frltnoinwird  Dread! 

I  v/as  alive  without  the  Law, 

and  thought  mv  Sins  W3ie    dead. 

2.  My  Hopes  of  Heav'n  were  firm  and  bright ; 
bat  fince  the  Precept  came 

With  a  convincing  Pow'r  and  Light, 
I  find  how  Vile  I  am. 

3*  My  Guilt  appear'd  but  fmall  before, 

'till  terribly  I  faw 
How  perfeft,  holy,  jufl:  and  pure 

was  thine  eternal  Law. 
4.  Then  felt  my  Soul  the  heavy  Load, 

my  Sins  reviv'd  again, 
I  had  provok'd  a  dreadful  God, 

aird  all  my  Hopes  were  flain,  5.  Vm 


46      H  T  M  N    lvi,  Ivii,  lviii. 

■ff.  I'm    like  a   helplefs   Captive   fold, 

under  the    Power   of  bin  ; 
I  cannot  do  the   Good    I   would 

nor  keep  my  Confcinece   clean. 
6  My   God,    I   cry  with    tv'ry  Breath 

for  fome  kind    Pcw'r    to  favey 
To   break  the  Yoke  of  Sin    and  Death, 

and  thus   redeem   the  Slave. 

HT  M  N  LVII. 

Joh.    I.    i7.    Heb.    III.    3,  tfc.  X.    28. 
1   ^T^HE  Law  by  Mo/et   came, 

X.        but  Peace,  and  Truth,    and   Love, 
Were   brought   by  Chrift  (a   nobler  Name) 

defcending  from   above. 

2.  Amidft  the   Houfe   of  God 

their   different  Works  were   done  ; 
Mofes  a  faithful  Servant  flood, 
but  Chriji   a  faithful  Son. 

3.  Then   to   his   new  Commands 
be  ftrift    Obedience  paid  ; 

O'er  all    his  Father's  Houfe  he   flands 
the  Sovereign   and   the   Head. 

4.  The  Man   that  durft  defpife 
the    Law   that  Mcfes   brought  ; 

Behold   !  how   terribly  he  dies 
for   his  prcfumptuous  Fault. 

5.  But  forer  Vengeance  falls 

on  that  rebellious  Race, 
Who  hate  to   hear   when  J  ejus  calls, 
and   dare   refill:   his  Grace. 

r  h  r  m  n  lviii. 

Heb.  IV.   15,   16.  &  V.  7.  Matt.  XII.    20. 
1   "1T7ITH  Joy   we  meditate  the  Grace 
W      of  our  High-Prieft  above  ; 

His 


HYMN    lviii,  lix,  47 

'Kis   Heart  is    made  of  Tendernefs,  "*• 

his  Bowels  melt-  with  Love. 
a.  Touch'd  with  a   Sympathy   within 

he  knows  bur  feeble  frame, 
He  knows   what  fore  Temptations  mean 

for  he  has   felt  the  fame. 

3.  But  fpotlefs,  innocent  and   pure 
the  great  Redeemer  Hood, 

While'  Satan  s  fiery    Darts   he  bore, 
and  did   refill   to    Blood. 

4.  He   in  the   Days  of  feeble  Flefh 
pourM  out  his    Cries  and  Tears, 

And  in  his  Meafure   feels    afrefli 
what  every  Member  bears. 

5*  He'll  never  quench   the  fmoaking  Flax, 

but  raife  it   to  a   Flame  ; 
The   bruifed  Reed   he  never  breaks, 

nor  fcorns    the   meaneft  Name. 
6.  Then  let  our  humble  Faith  addrefs 

his  M-rcy  and  his   Pow'r, 
We  (hall  obtain   delivering   Grace 

in  the  diftrefling  Hour. 

H  T  M  N    LIX.     Titus  II.  10,-13. 

1    OO  let   our    Lips  and  Lives  exprefs 

i3     The  holy  Gofpel  we  profeis, 
So  let  our  Works  and    Virtues  mine, 
To  prove  the  Doctrine  all  divine 
z.  Thus  fhall  we  belt  proclaim  abroad 
The  Honours  of  our  Saviour  God  ; 
When  the  Salvation  reigns  within, 
And  Grace  fubdues  the  Pow'r  of  Sin. 

*.  Our 


48  H  T  M  N   fix,  lx,  hi. 

r   Our  FJefh  and  Semi*  rnuir  be  deny'd, 

i'ailion  ar.d  Envy,  Lull  and  Pride  ; 

While  Juilice*  TtmpVar.ce,  Truth  and  Love 

Our  inward   Piety  ajpiovc. 

4.  Religion  bears  our  Spirits  up 

While  we  expeft  that  blefied  Hope, 

The  bright  Appearance  of  the  Lord 

And  Faith  Hands  leaning  on  his  Word. 

HYMN    LX. 
1   Cor.  XIrl.   1.  2,  3. 
'    TTAD  [  the  Tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews, 
11  And   ncbier  Speech  that  Angels  ftfe, 
If  Love  be  abftnr,  I  am  found 
Like  tinkling  Brafs,  an  empty  Sound. 

2.  Were  I  infpirM  to  preach  and  tell 
All  that  is  done  in  Heav'n  and  Hell, 
Or  could  my  Faith  the  World  remove, 
Still  I  am  nothing  without  Love. 

3.  Should  I  diftribute  all  my  Store 
To  feed  the  Bowels  of  the  Poor, 
Or  give  my  Body   to  the  Flame, 
To  gain  a  Martyr's  glorious  Name. 

4.  If  Love  to  God  and  Love  to  Mtn 
Be  abfent,  ail  my  Hopes  are  vain  ; 

Nor  Tongues  nor  Gifts,  nor  fiery  Zeal, 
Wore  of  Love  can  e'er  fulfil. 

H  T  M  N    LXL 
2  Tim.   j.  9,   10. 

XN    Be  everlaftirg  Honours  giv'n, 
He  favcs  from  Hell  (we  blefs  his  Name) 
He  tails  our  wand'ring  Fee:  to  Hcav'u, 
Jot  for  our  Duties  or  Defem, 
of  his  own  abounding  Grace, 


HI  MN   lxi,  Ixii.  4f 

He  works  Salvation  in  our  Hearts, 
And  forms  a  People  for  his  Praife. 

3^  Twas  his  own  Pnrpofe  that  begun 
To  refcue  Rebels  doom'd  to  die  ; 
He  gave  us  Grace  in  Chrirl  his  Son 
Before    He  fpread  the  ftarry  Sky. 

4.  Jefus  the  Lord  appears  at  Uft, 

And  makes  his  Father's   Counfels  know*  ; 
Declares  the  great  Tranf^flioiis  palVd, 
And   brings  immortal  BleJEngs  down. 

5.  He  dies  ;  and   in  that  dreadful  Night 
Did  all   the  Pow'rs  of  Hell  deftroy  ; 
Rifiog  He  brought  our  Heav'n  to  Light, 
And  took  Pc/Temon  of  the  Joy. 

HYMN    LXII. 

ifa.  Lrir  !— -5   10—12. 

1   W/HO  has  believ'd  thy  Word, 

VV       or  thy   Salvation  kr.own  i 
Reveal  thine   Arm,  almighty  Lord, 

and  gloiify  thy  Son, 
a.  The  Jews  efteem'd  Him  here 

too  mean  for  their  Belief; 
Sorrows  his  chief  Acquaintance  were, 

and  his  Companion,  Grief, 

3.  They  turn'd  their  Eyes  away, 
and  treated  Him  with  Scorn  ; 

But  'twas  their  Grief  upon   Him  lay, 
their  Sorrows  He  has  born. 

4.  'Twas  for   the  ftubborn  Jews 
and  Gentiles  then  unknown, 

The  God  of  Jurtice  pleas'd  10  bruife 
hu  bell-beloved  Son. 

C  5.  "  Bat 


5°  a  i  m  is   lxii,  ixia. 

5.  "  But  I'll  prolong  his    Days, 
11  and  make  his  Kitedom   fland. 

11  My  P  eafurc  (faith  the  God    of  Crace) 
•«  mail  profper  in    his    Hand, 

6.  "  His  joyful  Soul  <ha!l  fee 
••  the    Pu- chafe  of  hi|   Pain, 

"  And  by   hi<  Knowfeo^e  juftify  - 

«'  the  guilty  Sons  of  Men. 

7.  *'  Ten  thoufand  captive  Slaves 
"  releas'd  from   Death  and  Sin, 

••  Shall  ^juit  their  Prifons  and  their  Graves, 

"  and  own  hit  -PowV  'divine. 
t.  "  Heav'n   fhall  advance   my  Son 

"  to  Jo>s  that  Earth  denv'd  ; 
"  Who  favv  the  Follies   Men   had  done, 

%f  and  bore   their  Sins,  and  cy'd." 

HYMN    LXIil. 

1  TTQW  ftort  and  hafty  is  our  Life  ! 

A  X     h«>w  v«ft  our   Souls  Affairs  I 
Yet  fenfeltfs  Mortals  vainly   ftrive 
to  lavifh  out  their  Years. 

2  Oar  Dayi  run  thoughtlefly  along, 
without  a  Moment's  Stay, 

J»&  like  a  Story  or  a  Song, 
we  pafs  our  Lives  away. 

3  God  from  on  high  invites  us  Home, 
but  we  inarch   heedlef*  on, 

And  ever  haft'ning  to  the  Tomb, 

sloop  downwards  as  we  run. 
4.  How  we  deferve  the  deepeft  Hell 

that  flight   the  Joys   above  ! 
What  Chains  of   Vengeance  flioo'd  wfe  fcel 

ifeat  break  fuch  Coras  of  Love ! 

£*  Draw 


H  T  M  Wlxiii,  lxiv/lxv.       51 

5.  Draw  uj,  O  God,  with-     fovere:gn  Grace, 
and    lift  our  Thoughts    ©n    hi^k, 

That    we  may  end  this   mortal    Rate, 
and  fee  Salvation  nigh. 

H  T  M  N    LXIV. 
I   ^TGW  t0    the  Lord  a  nobler  Song! 

XN    Awakf  my  Soul,  awake  my  Tongue  ; 
Ho/anna  to  th'  eternal  Name, 
And  all  his  boundlefs  Love  proclaim. 

2.  See  where  it  mines  in  Jtfus*  Face, 
The  brighteft   fmage  of  his  Grace  ; 
God  in  the  Perfon  of  his  Son, 

Has  all  his  nJghtieft  Works  out-done. 

3.  The  fpacious  Earth*   and  {presiding  Flood 
Proclaim  the  wife,  the  pow'rful  God, 

And  thy  rich    Glories  from  afar, 
Sparkle  in  cv'ry  rolling  Star 

4.  But  in   his  Looks  a  Glory  ilands. 
The  nobleft   Labour  of  thine   Hands; 
The  pleafmg  Luftre  *f  his    Eves 
Out-mines  The  Wonders   of  the  Skies. 

5.  Grace  !  'tis  a  fweet,  a  charming  Theme  j 
My  Thoughts  rejoice  at  Jiiftti  >Jame  : 

Ye  Angels  dwell   upon  me   Sound, 
Ye     leav'ns    Reflect  it  to  the    Ground. 

6.  O  ihav    [  live  to  reach  the  P. ace 
Where  he  4invails  his  lovely  Face, 
Where  all  his   Beauties  you  behold, 
And   fing  his  Name  to  Harps  of  Gold  I 

H  T  MN  LXV, 

PMi  j  r.,6  &c. 

Ri^ht  King  of  Glory,  dreadful   God! 
Our  Spirits  bow  before  thy  Seat, 

C  2  T« 


B 


52  H  T  M  N  lxv,    Ixvi. 

To  Thee  we  lift  an   humble  Thought, 

And   worfhip  at  thine  awful   Feet 

2.  Thy  Pew'r  hath   form'd,  thy  Wifdom  fwaya 

All  N;-ture  with  a  fov 'reign    Word  ; 

And  the  bright  World  of  Stars  obeys 

The  Will  of  their  fuperior  Lord. 

3    Mercy   and  Truth    unite  in  one, 

And  fmiling  fit  at  thy  Right-Hand  ; 

Eternal  JuiHce  guards  thy  Throne, 

And   Vengeance  waits    thy  dread   Corrmaad. 

4.  A  thoufand  Seraph*  firong   and    bright 
Stand  round  the  Glorious  Deity  ; 

But  who  amongft  the  Sons  cf  Light 
Pretends  Comparifon   wiUi  Thee  r 

5.  Yet   there  is  one  of  human  Frame, 
ye/utj  array'd  in   Flem  and  Blood, 
Thinks  it  no   Robbery  to  claim 

A  full    Equality  with  God. 

6.  Their  Glory  mines  with  equal  Beams  ; 
Their  Effence  is  for  ever  one, 

Tho*  they  arc  known  by  different  Names, 
.The  Father-God,  and  God   the  Son. 

7.  Then  let  the  Name  of  Chrift  our  King 
"With  equal  Honours  be  adoi'd  ; 

His  Piaife  let  ev'ry  Argel    iir.g, 
And  ali  the  Nations  own  the  Lord. 
H  Y  M  N  LXV  I. 

HARK  \  from  the  Tombs  a  doleful  Sound  ; 
mv  Ears  attend  the  Cry, 
••  Ye  living  Men,  come  view  the  Ground, 

':   where   you   mult  fhortly  lie. 
a.  "  Piinces,  this   Clay  mull  be  your  Bed 
«<  in  Ipight  of  all  your  Tow'rs ; 

*  *  «  The 


H  T  M  N   lxvi,  lxvii.  53 

"  The  tail,  the  wife,  the  rev'rend  Head 
"  mufl  lie  as  low  as  ours. 

3.  Great  God!  is  thi$  our  certain  Doom  ? 

and  are  we  Mill  fecure  ? 
Still  walking  downwards  to  our  Tomb, 
and  vet  prepare  no  more  ? 

4.  Grant  us  the  Pow'rs  of  quick'ning  Grace, 

to  fit  oar  Soul.'  to  flv, 
Then,  when  we  drop  this  dying  Flefti, 
we'll  rile  above  the  Sky. 

HTM  N    LXVII. 
Ztch.  XII.  7. 
l   A-r-NHUS  faith  the  Raler  of  the  Skies, 

M  awake  my  dreadful  Sword; 
'!  Awake  my  Wrath,  and  fmite  the  Man 
"  my  Fellow",  faith  the  Lord. 

2.  Vengeance  receiv'd   the  dread  Command, 

and  armed  down  me  flies, 
Jefus  fubmits  t'  his   Father's  Hand, 
and  bows  his   Head,  and  dies. 

3.  But  oh  !  the  Wifdom  and  the  Grace 

that  join  with  Vengeance  now  1 
He  dies  to  fave  our  guilty  Race, 
and   \et    lie  riles   too. 

4.  A  Pcrfon   fo  divine  was  He 
who  yielded  to  be  flain, 

That  He  could  give  his  Soul  away, 
and  take  his  Life  again. 

5.  Live,  glorious  Lord,  and  reign  on  high, 

let  ev'ry   Nation  fing,' 
And   Angels  found  with  endlefs  Joy 
the  Saviour  and  the  King. 

C  x  HTMN 


54         H  T  M  N  lxviii,  lxix. 
h  r  m  at   Lxvnr. 

l   TNFINITE  Grief!  amazing  Woe! 

X     behold   my  bleeding  Lord  ! 
Hell  and  the  Jews  coifpir'd  his  Death, 

and  us'd  the  Roman  Sword. 
i.  Oh  !  the  {harp  Pangs  of  fmartmg  Pain 

my  dear  Redeemer    bore, 
When  knotty  Whips,  and  ragged  Thorns 

his  facred  Body  tore  ! 

3.  Bat  knotty  Whips,  and  ragged  Thorns 
in  vain    do  I   accufe, 

In  vain  I  blame  the  Roman  Bands, 
and   the  more  fpiteful  Jews. 

4.  '  F\vere  you,  my  Sins,  my  cruel  Sin?, 
his  chief  Tormentors  were  ! 

Each  of  my  Crimes  became  a  Nail, 
and  Unbelief  the  Spear. 

5.  'Twere  you,  that  pull'd  the  Vengeance  down 
upon  his  guiltlefs   Head  : 

Break,  break  my  Heart,  oh  !  burft  mine  Eyes, 
and  let  my  Sorrows  bleed. 

6.  Strike,  mighty  Grace,  my  flirty  Soul, 
till  melting  Waters  flow, 

And  deep  Repentance  drown  mine  Eyes, 
in  undiflembled  Woe. 

H  T  M  N    LXIX. 
Heb.   XII.    18.  &c. 
1    I^YOT  to  the  Terrors  of  the  Lord, 
J^\      the  Temper*,  F^e,  and  Smoke, 
Not  to  the  Thunder  of  that  Word 

which   God  on   Sinai  fpoke  ; 
j    Bur,  we  are  come  to  Siont  Hill, 
ihc  City  of  our  God, 

Where 


H  T  M  N  Ixix,  Ixx.  SB 

Where  milder  Words  declare  his  Will, 
and  fpread  his  Love  abroad. 

3.  Behold  th'  innumerable  Hoft 

of  Angels  cloathM  in  Light  ; 
Behold  the  Spirits  of  the  Jail 

whofe  Faith  is  turn'd  to  Sight. 

4.  Behold  the  bled  Aflembly  there, 

whofe  Names  are  writ  in  Heav'n ; 
And  God  the  Judge  of  all  declares 
their  vileft  Sins  forgiv'fl. 

5.  The  Saints  on  Earth,  and  all  the  Dead 
but  one  Communion  make  ; 

All  join  in  Chrifi  their  Jiving  Head, 
and  of  his  Grace  partake. 

6.  In  fuch  Society  as  this 

my  weary  Soul  would  reft  ; 
The  Man  that  dwells  where  Jefus  is 
,     muft  be  forever  blefl. 

H  T  M  N    LXX. 
Ifa.  L.   10,   11.  Chap.  XXVIU.  20. 
«<  IT  THere  are  the  Mourners  (faith  the  Lord ) 
<c     Yy     That  wait  and  tremble  at  my  Word, 
"  That  walk  in  Darknefs  all  the  Day  ? 
"  Come,  make  my  Name  your  Truft  and  Stay, 

2.  <{  No  Works  nor  Duties  of  your  owa 
**  Can  for  the  fmalleft  Sin  atone  ; 

•*  The  Robes  that  Nature  may  provide 
i(  Will  not  your  leail  Pollutions  hide. 

3.  "  The  fofteft  Couch  that  Nature  know* 
«  Can  give  the  Confcience  no  Repofe  : 

"  Look  to  my  Righteotrfnefs*  and  live  ; 
<*  Comfort  and  Peace  are  mine  to  give. 

4,  "Ye 


56  HT  MN   lxx,-lxxi. 

4.  V  Ye  Sons  of  Pride  that  kindle  Coals, 

««  With  your  own  Hands  to  warm  your  Souls, 
«<   Walk  in   the  Light  of  your  own  Fire, 
««  Enjoy  the  Sparks  that  ye   dtfire. 

5.  "  This  is  your  Portion  at  my  Hands  ; 
M  Hell  waits  you  vvj.h  her  Iron   Bands, 

41  Ye  fliall  lye  down  in  Sorrow  there, 
"  In  Death,  in  Darknefj,  and  Defpair. 
HYMN    LXXI. 
Job  Xr.  7,  13c    XXV.  5.  XXVI.   11.. 
I    /^nAN  Creatures  to  Perfe&ion  find 

V_^  Th*  eternal  uncreated    Mind  ; 
Or  can  the  largeft  Stretch  of  Thought 
Meafure  and  fearch  his  Nature  out  ! 
2,  'Tis  high  as   Heav'n,  'tis  deep  as   Helf, 
And  what  can  Mortals  know  or 'tell? 
His  Glory  fp reads  beyond  the  Sky, 
And  all  the  ihining  Worlds  on  high. 

3..  "But  Man,  vain  Man,  would  fain  be  wife> 
Born  like  a  wild  young  Colt  he  flies 
Thro'  all  the  Follies  of  his  Mind, 
And  fmells  and  fhuffs  the  empty  Wind. 

4.  God  is  a  King  of  Power  unknown, 
Firm  are  the  Orders  of  hl<  1  krone  ; 
If  He  refolve,  who  dare  oppoie, 

Or  aik  Him  why,  or  what  He  does  ? 

5.  He  wounds  the  Heart,  and  He  makes  whole; 
He  calms  the  Tern  pelt  of  the  Soul  : 
When  He  fhuts  up  in  long   Defpair, 

Who  can  lemove  the  heavv    Bar  ? 

6.  He  frowns,  and  Daikneis  veils  the  Moon, 
The  friming  Sun  grows  dim  at  Neon  : 
The  Pillars  of  HeavVs  Harry  Roof 
Tremble  and  itait  at  his  Reproof.          7.  He 


H  T  M  N   lxxi,  lxxii.  57 

7.  He  gave  the  vaulted  Heav'n  its  Form, 
The  crooked    Serpent,   and    the    Worm  ; 
He  breaks  ihe  Billows  with  his    Breath, 
And  fmites  the  S>ns  of  Pride   to    Death. 

8.  Thefe  are  a   Portion    of  his    VVavs  ; 
But  who  mall  dare   defcribe  his  Face  ? 
Who  can  endure  his  Light  ?  or  ftand 
To  hear  the  Thunders  of  his   Hand  t 

HYMN    LXXII. 

1  Cor.  XL    23,   &c. 

r'rnp WAS  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  Night 
X      When  Pow'rs  of  Earth  and  Hell  arofe, 
Againit  the  Son  of  God's  Delight, 
And  Friends  betray'd  him  to  his  Foes  : 

2.  Before  the  mournful  Scene  began, 

He  took  the  Bread,  and  'blefs'd,  and  break: 
What  Love  thro'  all  his  Actions  ran  ! 
What  wond'rous  Words  of  Grace  he  fpak«  { 

3.  "  This  is  my  Body,  broke  for  Sin, 
"  Receive  and  eat  the  living  Food  ;'• 
Then  took  the  Cup,  and  blefs'd  the  Wine  ; 
•'  -Tis  the  new  Covenant  in   my  Biood. 

4.  «  Do  this,"  (he  cry'd)  'till  Time  fhall  end, 
M  In   Mem'ry  of  your  dying  Friend  ; 

"  Meet  at  my    Tab  e  and  record 

«<  The  Love  of  your  departed  Lord." 

5:  Jefus,  thy  Feaft  we  celebrate, 
We  me*  thy  Death,  we   ling  thy  Name, 
'liii  thou   return,    and  we  ihali   eat 
The   Marriage-Supper   of  the   Lamb. 

HTMti 


5*        HTMN  lxxiii,  fxxiv. 

HT  M  K    LXXIII. 

Gal.  Vr.  14. 

1  "XT/HEN  I  furvey  the  wcnd'rous  Croft 
VV      On  which  the  Prince  of  Glory  dy'd, 
My  richeft  Gain  I  court   but   Ufa, 
Ard  pour  Cor  tempt  on  all  my  Pride. 

2.  Forbid    it.    Lord,   that    I   fhould    boaft 
Save  in   the   Death   of  Qbrifi   my    God  : 
AH   the   vain    Thirgs    th^t   chaim  me  mod, 
I  facnfice  them  to  his   B  cod. 

3.  See  fiom  hi?  Head,  his   H?nds,  his  Feet, 
Sorrow  and   love  flow  jknfgfed     own  ! 

Did  e'er  fuch  Love  and  icnow  meet  t 
Or  Thorns  ccropofe  To  rich   s   C  own  r 

4.  His  dying  Crimfon,  like  a   R    he, 
Spreads  o'er  his   Body  on   the  7  ree  ; 
The, 1  am  I  dead  to  all  the  Gi.be, 
And  ail  the  Glebe  is  dead  10  me. 

5.  Were  the  whole  Realm  of  Nature  mine, 
That  were  a   Preknt    far  too  imall  : 
Love  fo  amazing,   fo  dMne, 

Demands  my   Sou),  my    Lite    my   All. 

HYMN    LXXIV. 

Luke  XIV.  <vtr.    »6,  &e. 

1  T  TOW  rich  aie  thv  Provifions,  Lord  ! 
Jfj.   Thy  Table  furniflTd  from  above  ! 

The  Fruits   » f  Life  o'eifpread  the  Board, 
The  L'up  o'erflows  with  heav'n'y  Love. 

2  Thine  ardent  Family  the  Jeivt, 
Were  fir  it  invited  to  the  Feait  : 
WTe  humbly  take  what  they   refufe, 
And  Qentiltt  thy  Salvation  tafte. 

3.  We 


HYMN  lxxiv,  lxxv.        §f 

3.  We  are  the  Poor,  the  Blind,  the  Lam*, 
And  Kelp  was  far,  and  Death  was  nigh  ! 
But,  at  the  Gofpel  Call,  we  came, 

And  ev'ry  Want  receiv'd  Supply. 

4.  From  the  Highway  that  leads  to  Hell, 
From  Paths  of  Darknefs  and  Defptir, 
Lord,  we  are  come  witli  thee  to  dwell, 
Glad  to  enjoy  thy  Prefence  here. 

5.  What  mail  we  pay  th'  Eternal  Son, 
That  left  the  Heav'n  of  his  Abode, 
And  to  this  wretched  Earth  came  down, 
To   bring  us  Wand'rers  back  to  God  ! 

6.  It  coft  him  Death,  to  fave  our  Lives  ; 
To  buy  our  Souls,  it  coft  hi?  own  ; 
And  all  the  unknown  joys  he  gives, 
Were  bought  with   Agonies  unknown. 

W.  Our  everlafting  Love  is  due 
To  him  that  ranfom'd  Sinners  loft; 
And  pity'd  Rebels  when  he  knew 
The  vaft  Expence  his  Love  would  coft. 

HYMN  LXXV. 
\  f^  LORY  to  God  the  Father's  Name, 
^  Vj"      vho,  from  our  finful  Race, 
Chore    ut   his  Fav  rites  to  proclaim 
Tie  honours  of  his  Grace. 

2.  Giory  to  God  the  Son  be  paid. 
Who  dwelt  in  humble  Clay, 

And,  to  redeem  us  from  the  Dead, 
Gave  his  own  Life  away. 

3.  Glory  to  God  the  Spirit  give, 
From  whofe  Almighty   PowV 

Oar  Souls  their  heavn'iy  Birth  derire, 
Aad  blefs  the  happy  Hour, 

4.  GI017 


6o        HTM  N  Ixxv,  lxxvi. 

4.  Glory  to  God  that  reigns   above, 

th*   eternal   Three  and   One, 
Who  by  the  Wonders  of  his   Love, 

has   made   his    Nature  known. 

HTMN    LXXVI. 

I   /T*0    Him    that   chofe    vs    firft, 

X        Before   the    World    began  ; 
To    Him    that    boie    the   Cuife, 
To   fave   rebellious    Man  ; 

To   Him    that   form'd 

Our 'Hearts    anew, 

Is   endlefs    Praife 

And   Glory  due. 

2.  The  Father's    Love  mall   rum 
Thro'   our  immo.tal   Songs; 
We   bring   to   God    the   Son 
IIoJ annas   on    our  Tongues  : 

Our   Lips   addrefs 
The   Spirit's   Name 
With    equal    Praife, 
And    Zeal   the    feme. 

3.  Let   ev'ry   Saint   above 

And    Angel    lound    the   Throne, 
Forever   blefs   and   Jcve 
The   facied  Three  in    One: 

Thus    Heav'n    mall   raife 

His    Honours   high, 

When  Earth  and   Time 

Grow  old  and  die. 

MTMN 


2 


HYMN   Ixxvii,  lxxviii.       61 

HYMN    LXXVII. 

Hoj.    3.    5.    Luk.    24.   44.   Pfal.    35.    12-    14  ) 
1    TOEHOLD   the   Love,  the    gen'rous  Love 
JD     That  holy  David  (hows  : 
Hark,    how  his  founding  Bowels  move 

To  his    afflicled  Foes    1 
When  they  are  fie!-:,   hi?  Soul  complains, 

And  feems   to  feci   the  Sin  art  ; 
The  Sptrir  of  the  Gcfpe?  reigns, 
And   meltG  %h  piom   Hearf. 

3  How  did  his  flowing  Tears  console, 

As  for  a   Brother  dead  ! 
And   Failing  mortify 'd  his  Soul, 
While  for  their  Life  he  pray'd. 

4  They  groan  %  and  curs'd  hirn  on  their  Bed  : 

Vet  llil!  he  pleads  and   mourns  ; 
And  doable  B  etfings  on  his  Head 
The  righteous  God  rc:un:s. 

5  O  glorious  Type  of  heav'nly  Grace   ' 

™?-hus  ChriJi  th*  Lord  sPPeais  ; 

VVhue   "miners  curfe,  the  Saviour  prayf, 
I       And  pities  them   uith   Tears. 
>  He  the  trisDavi*  //raft's  King. 
Bleft  and  belov'd  01  God. 
To  fave    us  Rebe.'s  dead  in  Sin 
Pay 'd  his  own  deareft  BJcod. 

HYMN    LXXVliL 
'P'l't'   32.   Ch.    10.    21.   Pfal    21.    1-0 
1   TV/™   rcjoic'd  in  Geo  his  Stre4-h 

unCbnft  the  Son  appears  at  length, 
Fulfil*  (he  Inumph  and  the  frail. 

D  z  How 


62  H  T  M  N  lxxix. 

2  How  great  is  the  Mejfiab's  Joy 
In  the  Salvation  of  thy   Hand  ! 
Lord,  thou  hail  rais'd  his  Kingdom  high, 
And  giv'n  the  World  to  his  Command. 

5.  Thy  Goodnefi  grant?  what-e'er  he  will, 
Nor  dmh  the  leait  Reqceit  with-hold  } 
Bleiungs   of  Love    prevent  him  ftili, 
And  Crowns  of  Glory,  not  of  Gold. 

4.  Honour  and   Majeltv  divine 
Around  his  facred  Temples  mine  ; 
Blelt  with  the  Favour  of  thy  Face, 
And  Length  of  everlafting  Days. 

5.  Thine  Hand  mail  find  out  all  his  Foes  5 
And  as  a   fi'ry   Oven  glows 

With  raging   Heat- and  living  Coals, 
So  fhali  thy  Wrath  devour  their  Souls. 

H  T  M  N    LXXIX. 
(I/a.  42.  1.  Heb.  x.  5.  &g.  Ffal  89.  i,  Sec) 

3    TT'OR  ever  mall  my  Song  record 

X*      The  Truth  and  Mercy  of  the  Lord  ; 
Mercy  and  Truth  for  ever  ftand 
Like  Heav'n  edablifh'd  by  his   Hanrl. 

Z     Thus   to  his  Son    he  fware,   and  faid, 
"   With  thee   my  Cov'nant  firft   is   made  5 
*<  In   thee  (hall  dying   Sinners    live  ; 
•.«  Glory  and  Grace  are   thine   to  give. 


?' 


<<   P.e  thou  my   Prophet,  thou  my  Prieft 
<<  Thy  Children   mall  be  ever  bleft  ; 
«  Thou  art  my  chofen-King  :   thy  Thron 
"   Shall  iUnd  eternal  like  my  own. 
&  "  There's  none  of  all  my  Sons  above 
«'•  So   much  my  Image,  or  my  Love  ; 

«  Cclcfll 


H  T  M  N     ixxx.  63 

«  Celeilial  Pow'rs  thy   Subjects  are ; 

"  Then   what  can  Earth  to  thee  compare  ? 

5.    "  Davi(f,  my   Servant,   whom  I  chofe 
"  To  guard  my  Fleck   to  crufh  my   Foes, 
"   And   rais'd  him   to  the    Jewifo  Throne, 
"    Was   but  a   Shadow  of  my  Son. 

6  Now  let  the    Church  njoice,  and  fing 
Jefus  her  Saviour  and  her  King  : 
Angels   his    heavenly   Wonders    mow, 
And  Saints   declare  his  Works  below, 

HTMN    LXXX. 

(M*tt\    2!.    15      16.   Pfal.    8.  I.  7  ) 

1  j\   I,M1GHTY  Ruler  of  the  Skies, 
/\  Thro'the  wideEarth  thyName  is  fpread, 

And   thine  eternal  Glories  life 

O'er  all  the   Heav'ns    thy  Hands  have  made. 

2  To  thee  the  Voices  of  the  Young, 
A  Monument  of  Honour  raife  ; 
And   Babes    wiih  uninitrutted  Tongue 
Declare  the  Welders  of  thy  Prailc. 

3  Thy  Pow'r  effiih  their  tender  Age 

To    bring  proud   Rtbels    to    the   Grous 
To   ftiil   the   bold  Blafphemer's  Rage, 
And  ail   their    Policies  confound. 

4  Children   ^mieft  thy   Temple   ihror.g 
To    fee   their  great   Redeemer's  Face ; 
The  Sen  of  David  is  their  Song, 
And  Young  Ho  anna's  hll    the  Place. 

5  The   frowning  Sciibes  and  angry  Priefli 
In  vain  their  irr pious  Cavils   bring  ; 
Revenge   fits   hlent  in  their  Bieaft?, 
While   JwJjb  Babes  proclaim  iheir  King  - 

D  z  hTMN 


*4        H  T  M  N  lxxxi,  lxxxil. 
//  r  m  n   Lxxxr. 

(Hi 6.   2.   5.   &c.    Plat,   8,    3,    &c.) 

1    T    ORD,  what  was  Man,  »hen  made  at  firfl, 
JL/     A4*in  th?  Offtpriiig  of  the  Duft, 
That  thou   fhould'il  fet  him  and    his  Race 
But  juft  below  an  A.}gc''s  Place  ? 

1  That  thou   fhould'fi  raiie  his    Nature   fe, 
And    make  him    Lord    of  all   below, 
Make  every   Beuft  and    Bid    fubmit, 
And  lay   the  Fiihes   at    his   Feet  \ 

I   But,  O  what   brighter  Glories  wait 
To  crown   the   fecond   A 'Jam's  State  ! 
What  Honours   fhall  thy    Son    adorn, 
Who  condefcended    to  be    born  r 
4  See  him  below    his  Angels  made  ; 
See  him  in   Dull   amongft   the  Dead, 
To  fave   a  ruin'd.  World  from    Sin  : 
But  he  fliall  reign    with  Pow'r  divine, 

-r  '"The  World  to  come   redeem'd  from  all 
The  Mis'ries  that  attend   the   Fall, 
New-made,  and  glorious,    fliall  fabm't 
At  our  exalted  Saviour's   Feet. 

H  T  M  N    LXXXII. 

{Ms  4..  24.  Ch.  13.  i^Heb.  1.  5>P/>  2.  i,&c.) 
I    "]%  )t"AKER   and  Sov'reign    Lord 

JlVA     Of  Heav'n,   and  Earth,  and   Seas- 

Thy   Providence  confirms   thy    Word, 

And  apfwera  thy    Decrees. 
k  The  Things   fo   long  foretold 

By   Dund*  are   fulfill'd, 
When   Jev.-r  and  Ger.tihs  join'd  to  flay 
:.hine  holy  Child. 

3  Why 


H  T  M  N   Ixxxii.  6$ 

3  Why   did    the-  Gentiles  rage,  * 

And  Jews,  with  one   Accord 
Bend  all    their    Counfels  to  defboy 
Th>   Anointed  of  the   Lord  I 

4  Rulers  and  Kings  agree 

To  form  a  vain  Defigfl  ; 
Againlt  the  Lord  their  Pow'rs  unite, 
Againft  his  Chriit  they  joyn. 

5  The  Lord  derides  their  Rage, 

And  will  fupport  his  Throne  ; 
He  that  ha^h   rais'd  him  from  the  Dead, 
Karh  owj/d   him   for  his  Son. 

6  Now  he's  afcer.ced  high, 

And   afks  to    rule   the  Ea--th  ; 
The  Merit  of  his  Biood   he  pleads, 
And  pleads    his  heav'nly   Birth, 

7  He  afks,  and  God  beftows 

A  large    fnheritance  ; 
Far  as    the    World's  remote/*  Ends 
His  Kingdom    mail  advance. 

8  The  Nations  that  rtbel 

Muft    feel   his    Iron-Rod  ; 
He'll  vindicate   thofe    Honours  well 
Which  he  receiv'd  from  God. 

9  Be  wife,  ye  Ruler.',   now, 

And  worihip  at  his  Throne; 
With  trembling  Joy,  ye  People,  bow 
To  Goo's  exalted  Son. 

10  If  once  his  Wrath  arife, 

Ye  perifh   on   the  Place- 
Then  bleiTed  is   the  Soul  that  flies 
For  Refuge  to  his  Grace, 

D  3  Bnm 


66       H  T  M  N  Ixxxiii,  lxxxiv. 
•hymn  Lxxxur. 

(Heb:    I.     10,    &c.   Pfalm    102,    23,  ScC  J 

1  TT  is  the    Lord  our  Saviour's  Hard 

X   Weakens  our  Strength  amid  ft  the  Race; 
Difeafe  and  Death    at  his    Command 
Arreft    us,  and   cut  fhort  our  Days. 

2  Spare   us,   O   Loid,   aloud   we  pray, 
Nor  Jet  our  Sun  go  down    at   Noon: 
Thy  Years    are  one  eternal    Day; 
And   mud   thy  Children   die  To  foon  ! 

3  Yet  in    the   midft.  of  Death  and   Grief 
This   Thought  our  Sorrow  fhall  afTvage  ; 
<k   Our  Father   and  our   Saviour    Jive  : 

<c    Chrij?  is    the  fame    thro'  ev'ry  Age. 
4.  'Twas    he  this   Earth's  Fourdaiion  laid  ; 
Hfav'n   is   the    Building  of  his   Hand  ; 
ThisF.anh  grows  old.thefeHeav'i  5  (lull  fade; 
And   all  be  chang'd  at  his'  Command. 

5    The  ftarry    Curtains   of  the  Sky 
Like  Garments  lhall    t>2  laid  afide    ; 
But  ftill  thy  Throne  ftands  firm  and  high* 
Thy  Church  for-ever  rnuii  abide. 

$  Before  thy  Face  thy  Church  lhall  live, 
And  on  thy  Throne  thy  Children  reign  ; 
This  dying  World  fha'l  they   furvive^ 
And  the  dead  Saint*  be  raii'd  again. 

H  T  M  N    LXXXIV. 

(Ihb.   1.6.  ?fal.  97.  6r--g  ) 

,  r-f-NHF.  Lord  is  come  ;.the  Heaves  proclaun 
His  Birth  ;  the  Nations  lcam  hi;  Name >  . 
An   unknown  Star  direfts  the  Road 
Of  Eajlem  Sages  to   Uidr  G.cd. 

2-r    Ail 


HTM  N   lxxxv.  67 

%    All  ye    bright   Armies  of  the  Skies, 
Go,   woiHiip    where    the  Saviour  I125  : 
Angels    ?nd  Kings    before   him    bow, 
Thofe    Gods  on   high  and   Gods  below, 

3,    Let    Idols   totter  to    the  Gound, 
And  their   own  Worihippers  confound  : 
But    JuSah    fhout,   but    Zion   flag, 
And   Earth  confefs   her   fov'reign  King. 

II  T  M   N     LXXXV. 

(Rom.    15.  3.  Job.    15.  2;.  Ch.  z     17. 

2.    Cor.   6.    2.    P/al.    69     I,---HJ 

1  "   CAVE  me,  O  God. .the  fuelling  Floods 

,3   "   Break  in  upon  my  Soul  : 
<<  1  fink  ;  and  Sorrows  o'er  my  Head 
'<  Like  mighty  Waters  roll. 

2  u  I  cry  till  all  my  Voice  be  gone, 

«  In  Tears  I  wafte  the  Day  ; 
**  My  God.  behold   mv  longing  Eytt, 
"  'And  ihorten  thy  Delay. 

g.   «  They  hate  mv  Soul  without  a  Cavsfe, 
'•'  And  ftill  their  Number  grow* 
"  More  than  the  Hairs  around  my  Head, 
«'  And  mighty  are  my  Fots. 
a   (i  Twas  then  I  pay'd  that  dreadful  Debt 
*«  That  Men  could  never  pay  ; 
*«  And  gave    thofe  Honours  to  thy    Law, 
««  Which  Sinners  took  away. 

5.  Thus  in   the  great  MiJJiaVs  Name, 
The  royal  Prophet   mourns  ; 
Thus  he  awakes   cur  Hearts  to  Grief, 
And  gives    us   Joy   by  Turns 

P  4  6  «  ls©w 


68.  H  T  M  N   lxxx 


VI. 


6  "  Now  fliaU  the  Saints  rejoice,  and  find 

"  Salvation  in    thy   \Tame  : 
"  For   f    have  borne   their  heavy    Load 
"  Of  Sorrow,  Fdn,  and  Shame. 

7  "  Grief  like   a   Garment  cloath'd  me  round, 

"  And  Sackcloth  was  my  Drefs 
<;  While   I    procur'd    for  naked  Souls 
"   A   Robe  cf  Righteoufnefs. 

8  "    Amongft  my  Brethren  and    the  %v» 

<•  I  like  a  Stranger  flood, 
"  And  bore  their  vj!e  Reproach,  to  bring 
••  The  Gentiles  near  to  God. 

9  <(  I  cr.me  in  finful  Mortals  Stead 

"  To  do  my  Father's  Will  : 
««  Yet  when  I  cleans'd  my  Father's  Houfe, 
••  They  fcandaliz'd  my  Zeal, 
io   "  My  Failing  and  my  holy  Groans 
11  Were  made   the  Drunkard's  Sorg  ; 
*:  But  God  from  his  celeitiai  Throne 
■*  Heard  my  complaining  Tongue. 

;  He  fav'd  me  from  the  dreadful  Deep, 
««   Nor  let  mv   Soul  be  drown'd  ; 
'«  lie  rais'd  and   flx'd  my   linking  Feet 
'•  On   well-eflabJiiht  Grouiii 
12   "   'Twas  in    a   moit   a:cepfed  Hour 
"  My  Pray'r  aro'fr  on  hit  h, 
(t  And  for  my  fake  my  God  mall  hear 
•*    The  d)ing  Sinner's  Cry.  " 


H  T  M  N    LXXXVI. 

Mark    15.    23,    24.    PfaL   69.    1 4,   &C. 
OW   let  our  lips  with  holy   Fear 
And  mournful  Pleafure  ling 


N 


The 


H  T  M  N  lxxxvi.  69 

The  Suff'rings  of  our  great  High-Prieft, 

The  Sorrows  of  our  King. 
He  finks  in  Floods  of  deep  Diflrefs ; 

How  hi^h  the  Waters  rife  ! 
While  to  his  heav'nly  Father's  Ear 

He  fends  perpetual  Cries. 

"  Hear   me,  O  Lord,  and  fave  thy  Son, 

"  Nor   hide  thy  fxiining  Face; 
•«  Why  mould  thy  Favourite  look  like  one 

m  Forfaken   of  thy  Grace  ? 
"  With   Rage  they  perfecute  the  Man 

"  That  groans  beneath  thy  Wound, 
»J  While  for  a  Sacrifice  I  pour 

"  My  Life  upon  the  Ground. 

"  They  tread   my  Honour  to  the  Du'l, 

'•And  laugh  when  I  complain  ; 
"  Their  fharp  infuhing  Slanders  add 

"  Frefh   Anguifh  to  my   Pain, 
i  "   All   my  Reproach  is  known  to  Thee, 

"  The  Scandal  and    the  Shame  ; 
•*  Reproach   has  b'oke  my  bleeding  Heart, 

"  And  Lies  defxi'd  my  Name. 

t  "  I  lookt  for  Pity,  but  in  vain  ; 
"  My  Kindred  are  my  G  icf ; 
il  I  aflc  my    Friends   for    Comfort  round, 
V   But  meet  with  no  Relief 
I   «•   With   Vinegar   th   y     mock  my  Thirl, 
"  They  give   me  Gd.'l  for   F0od  ; 
ft  And   fporcing  with   my  dyiagf  Groans, 
■'  They  triumph  in   my   Biood. 

)  <<  Shine  into  my  dift'efT-d   So.  w\ 

»<  Let  thv   Comp--ifi  fas  fave  \ 

D  -  "And 


?o  HTM  'N  Ixxxvh. 

«<  And  tho'  my  Fkfh  fink  down    to  Death,. 
11  Redeem   it   from    tho  Grave, 
io.   "  I   fhall    arife  to  pia/fe  thy  Name, 
**  Shall  reign   in  Worlds  unknown  ;. 
u  And  thy  Salvation,  0  my  God, 
«*  Shall  feat  me  en  thy  Throne. 

//  T  M  N    LXXXVII. 

{Rem    II.   ii,  26.  Heb.   12.  .2,  &  ly.   13-, 
/7fc/.  69.   29.  &cj 

i-  TJ^ATHER,   I  Ting  thy  wondrous  Grace,. 
X}      I  blefs  my   Saviour's   Name  ; 
He  bought  Sanation  for  the  Poor, 
And  bore  the    Sinner's    Shame. 

2  His   dee-p   Diftrefs    has  rais'd   us   high, 

His  Duty   and  his  Zeal 
Fulnll'd    the  Law   which   Mortals  broke,. 
And'finifh'd  all    thy  Witl. 

3  His  dying   Groans,    his   living   Songs 

Shall    better  pleafe    my    God, 
Than    Harp  or   Trumpet's   folemn    Sound,, 
Than    Goats    or    Bullocks   B>ood. 

4  This   ftull   his  humble   Followers  fee, 

And  fat   their  Hearts  at   reft  ; 
Thsv  by  his  Death  draw  near  to  Thee, 
And  live  foi  ever   bleft. 

£  Let  Heav'n  and    all  that  dwejl  on  high 
To  God  their   Voices  raife,. 
While  Lands   and  Seas    affift  the  Sky, 
And  join,  t'  advance    the   Praife. 
6  Zion  is    thine,    Moil  holy  God, 
Thv   Son   fhaU  blefs  her  Gates; 
And   Glory   purchas'd  by  his   Elood 

for  thy  own  l?&  ™fc*  ^^A 


H  r  M  N  Ixxxviii.  71 

HTMN    LXXXVIir. 

Heb.    10.   4,    Sec.    Pfal.  40    6---Q, 

l^T^HUS  fiith  theLord,  "YourWoik  is  vain, 

JL        H  Give  your  burnt  OfF'rings  o'er, 

is  Jn  dying  Goats   and  Bullocks  (lain 

"  My  Soul  delights  no  more. 

2  Then  fpake  the  Saviour,  "  Lo,  I'm  here, 

_«?  My  God,    to  do  thy  Will; 
"  What-e'er  thy    facred  Books  declare 
"  Thy  Servant  mail  fulfil. 

3  «•  Thy  Law  is  ever  in  my  Sight, 

"  I  keep  it  near  my  Heart  : 
««  Mine  Eyes   are  open'd  with  Delight 
"  To  what  thy  Lips  impart. 

4  And   fee,  the   bleit  Redeemer  comes^ 

Th'  eternal  Son  appears, 
And   at  th*  appointed  Time  aflumes 
The   Body  God  prepares. 

5  Much  he  reveaPd  his  Father's  Grace, 

And  much  his  Truth  he  fhew'd  ; 
And  preacht  the  Way  of  Righteoufnefs, 
Where  great  AfTemblies  flood. 

6  His  Father's  Honour  toucht  his  Heart, 

He  pity'd    Sinners  Cries. 
And    to  fulfil  a  Saviour's  Part 
Was  made  a  Sacrifice. 

« 

7  No  Blood  of  Beafts  on  Altars  Ihed 

Cou!d  warn    the  Confcience  clean  ; 
But  the  rich  Sacrifice  he  paid 

Atones    for    all   our  Sin. 
S.  Then  was  the  great  Salvation  spread, 

And    Safari's  Kingdom  fhook  : 
Thus  by  the    Woman's  promis'd    Seed 

The  Serpent's  Head   was  broke. 


ji  HYMN  kxxix,  xc. 

H  r  M  N  LXXXIX 
{Ail.  2.  25,  &c.  Ch.  13,  35.  36.  />>/.  16.  8,&c) 

1  "    T  Set  the  Lord  before  my  Face, 

X     n  He    bears  my   Courage  up  : 
u  My  Heart  and  Tongue  their  Joys  exprefs, 
««  My   Flcfh   (hall   reft   in  Hope. 

2  "  Mv    Spirit,   Lord,  thou   wilt   not  leave 

«*  Where   Souls   departed,  a^e  ; 
<*  Ncr  quit  my  Body   to   the  Grave 
ff  To  fee  Corruption  thete. 

3  <*  Thou    wilt  reveal  the  Path  of  Life, 

"   And  raife   me  to  thy   Throne  : 
"  Thy  Courts  immortal   Pleafure   give, 
M  Thy  Prefence  Joys  unknowr. 

4  Thtfs  in    the  Name    of  Chrift>   the   Lord, 

The   holy  David  fung, 
And   Providence  fu  nis  the  Word 
Of  his  Pjophctic  Tongue. 

yu$x   whom  ev'ry    Saint   adore*, 
Was  crucify'd  and  (lain  ; 
Bthoid,  the  Tomb  it<.  Prey  reftores, 
Behold,  he  lives   again. 
(j  When    (hail  my  Feet   arife  and    (land 

On  Heav'n's  eternal  Hills  ? 
There  fits   the  Son  at  God's  Right-hand,  ' 
And  there   the   Fath:-r    fmiles. 

H  T  M  N    XC. 
{Luke  24.  51    52.  A8.  1    9.   Pfal  47.) 

j    f^\  For  a  Shout  of  facr'cd  Jov 
\jr   To  Goo   the  Sov'reign  King  ! 
j_t  t  ev'ry    Land  their  Tongues    employ, 
Aiid    H;  nans  of  Triumph  fin?. 

2  7*/^ 


H  T  M  N  xci.  73 

t  Je/us  our  God  afcends  on   high  ; 
His  heav'nly  Guards  around 
Attend   him  rifing  through   the  Sky, 
With  Trumpets  joyful   Sound. 

5  While  Angels  fhout  and  praife  their   King, 
Let  Mortals  learn  their  Strains  ; 
Let  all  the  Earth  his  Honours  fmg  ; 
O'er  all  the  Earth  he  reigns. 

4  Rehearfe  his  Praife   with   Awe  profound, 

Let   Knowledge  lead    the  Song  ; 
Nor  mock  him  with  a  folemn  Sound 
Upon  a   thoughtlefs   Tongue. 

5  In  fyVel  Hood  his   antient   Throne, 

He  lov'd  that   chofen  Race  ; 
But  now    he   calls  the    World  his  own, 
And   Heathens    tarte  his  Grace. 
G   The   Britijh    Kingdoms  are  the  Lord'?, 
There   Abr'am's  God  is   known  ; 
While  Powr'sand  Princes,  Shields  and  Swords 
Submit  before   his  Throne. 

HYMN    XCL 

(Eph.  4.  8.  Heh.    12.    18,  &c.  Acl*  2.  33. 
P/al.  68.   17,   18.) 

r  T  ORD,  when  thou  did  ft  attend  on  high, 
I  j  Ten  Thoufand  Ange!*  fill'd  the  Sky  ; 
Thofe  Heav'nly  Guards  around  Thee  wait, 
Like  Chariocs  that  attend  thy  State. 

2   Not  Sin  it's  Mountain  cou:d  appear 

More  glorious  when  the  Lord  was  there  ; 
While    he  pronounc'd  his  dreadfol  Law, 
And  itruck  the  chofen  Tribes  with  Awe. 

3  How 


74  H  T  M  N  xcii. 

3.  How  bright  the  Triumph  none  can  tcli, 
When  the  rebellious  Povv'rs  of  Hell, 
That  Thoufand    Souls  had  Captive  made 
Were  all  in  Chain*  like   Captives  led. 

4  Rais'd    by  his  Fa'her   to  the  Throne, 
He  fent  his  promis'd  Spirit  down, 
With  Gifts  and  Grace  for  Rebel- Men, 
That  God  might  dwell  on    Earth  again. 

HTMN    XCII. 
(Luk.  4.  22.  Heb.  1.  $,  9.  Chap  4.  12,    1.  Pei* 
2.  9.  job.    3.   34.  rfal.   45.) 

1  T\/rY  Saviour  and  my  King, 
JlVjL  Thy  Eeauties  are  Divine  ; 
Thy  Lpis   with  BleiTings  overflow 

And  ev'ry  Grace  is  thine. 

2  Now  make  thy  Glory  known, 
Gird  en  thy  dreadful  Sword, 

And  ride  in  Majefry    to  fpread 
The  Concerts  of  thy    Word. 

3  Strike  thro'  thy  ltuborn  Foes, 

Or'meh  their  Hearts  t'  obey, 
While  Juftice,  Meeknefs,  Grace  and  TrurJ* 
Attend  thy  gbrious  Way. 

4  Thy  Laws,  O  God,  are  right; 

Thy  Throne  (hall  ever  Hand  ; 
k     And  thy  vittor'ous  Gofpel  proves 
A  Sceptre  in  thy  Hand. 

5  Thy  Father  and  thy  God, 

Hath  without  Meafure  /heel- 
His  Spirit  like  a  joyful  Oil 
T'  anoint  thy  facred  Head. 

6  Behold,  at  v  y  R.^ht-hand 

The  QentiJe  Church  is  fee», 

Like 


H  r  M  N  xciii.  75 

Like  a  fair  Bride  in  rich  Attire  ; 
And  Princes  guard  the   Queen. 

7  Fair  Bride,  receive  his  Love, 
Forget  thy  Fathers  Houfe  ; 
For  fake  thy  Godf,  thy  Idol-Gods-, 
And  pay  thy  Lord  thy  Vows. 
§  O  let  thy  God  and  King 

Thy  f.veeteft  Thoughts  employ  ; 
Thy  Children  mall  his  Honour  fmg 
In  Palaces  of  Joy. 

II  T  M  N    XCIII. 

(Math.  22.  9,42    1  Pet.  2.  4,  &c  Job.  12,  13. 
Pfal.    1 18  J 

1  QEE  what  a  living  Stone 
O     The  Builders  did  rerufe  ; 

Yet  God  hith  built  his  Church  thereoa 
In  fpite  of  envious  Jews. 

2  The  Scribe  and  angrv  Pried 

Reject  thine  only  Son  ; 
Yet  on  this  Rock  fhall  Zion  reft* 
As  the  chief  Corner-Stone. 

3.  The  Work,  O  Lord,  is  thine, 
And  wondrous  in  our  Eyes  : 
This  Day  declares  it  all  divine, 
This   Day  did  JeCus  rife. 
4  This  is  the  -glorious  Day 

That  our  Redeemer  made  ; 
Let  us  rejoice  and  fing  and  pFaya 
Let  all  the  Church  b^  g'ad* 


5  Hofanna  to  the  King 

Qf  David  i  roval  Bmd. ; 


m& 


?6  H  T  M  N  xciv. 

Blefs  him,   ye  Saints  ;  he  comes  to  bring 

Salvation    from  your  God. 
6  We' blefs  thine  holy   Word, 

Which  all   this  Grace   difplays  ; 
And  offer  on  thine   41tar,    Lord, 

Our  Sacrifice  of  Praife. 

HYMN    XCIV, 

{I fa.    45.    21.   &c.  Rom.   3.21,   j.P/ai, 
71.   15.    &c.) 

1  T\/TY  Saviour,  my   Almighty  Friend, 
lVx  When  *  begin   thy  Prate, 
Where  will  the  growing   Numbers  end, 

The  Numbers  of  thy  Grace  ? 

2  Thou  art  my  everlafting  Truft, 

Thy   Goodnefs  I  adore  ; 
And  fince  I  knew  thy  Graces  fir.fl 
I  fpeak  thy  Glories   more. 

3  My  Feet  fhall  travel  all  the  Length 

Of  the  celeftial  Road, 
And  march  with  Courage  in   thy    Strength 
To  fee   my    Father-GoD. 

4  When  I  am  fill'd  with  fore   Diftrefs 

For    feme  furprizing  Sin, 
I'll  plead   thy  perfect    Righteoufnef?, 
And  mention  none    but  Thine. 

5  How  will  my  Lips  rejoice    to  tell 

The  VicV'fies  of  my  King  ! 
My  Soul  'redeem'd  f»om  bin  and  Hell 
Shall  thy   Salvation    fing 

6  My   Tongue  fhall   all  the    Day  proclaim 

My     Saviour  and  mv   God, 
His  Death  has  brought,  my   Foe?  to  Shame, 
And  drown'd  them  in   his  Blood. 

7   Awake, 


H  7 \  M '  N  xcv.  yy 

7  Awake,   awake,  thy  tuneful  Pow'rs  ; 
With  this  delightful   Song 
I'll    entertain  the  darkeft  Hours, 
Nor  think  the    Seafon  long. 

HYMN    XCV. 
(luk.  3.  4,  c.   Heb.  3.  7,  |pc.  PfaL  95J 

1  /^O.VIE,  let  our  Voices  join  to  raife 
V>   A  fic.ed   Song  of  folemn  Praife  :- 
God  is  a  fov'reign  King  ;    rehearfc 
Hi's    Honours  in  exalted    V&rfe. 

2  Come,  let  our    Souls  addrefs  the  Lord, 
Who  fram'd  our    Natures  with  his  Word: 
He  is  our  Shepherd  ;   we  the  Sheep 

His   Mercy    chofe,  his  Paftures  keep. 

3  Come,  let  us  hear  his  Voice  -to-day, 
The  Counfels  of  his    Love   obey, 
Nor  let  our  hzrdned  Hearts    renew 
The  Sins  and  Plagues   that  7/rV/  knew. 

4*  lire!,  that   fa .v  his   Works  of  Gracs 
Vet  tempt  their  Maker  to  his   Face  ; 
A  faithlefs  unbelieving  Brood, 
That  tir'd  the  Patience  of  their  God. 

5  Thus  faith  theLord,   »  Hc^o  fal/e  i bey  prove  / 
"  Forget  my    Poxv'r  ;  abufe   my    Love  ; 

«<   W   they    defplfe  my  Reft,    I  faare, 
•    Their  Feet  Jhall  never  enter  there  " 

6  Look   back,    my  Soul,   with  holy   Dread, 
And  view   thole  antient  Rebeis  deal  ; 
Attend  the  ofFer'd  Grace    to  Day, 

Nor  lofe  the  Bleflings  by   Delay. 

7  Seize  the  kind  Promife  while  ae  «&Ut£ 
^/ifii  m4fch   to  Zion\  heavv/  Gates ; 

Beiieve^ 


78  HYMN  xcvi. 

Believe,  and  take  the  promis'd  Red  ; 
Obey,  and  be  forever  bleft. 

//  T  M  N  XCVf. 

(huh   I.  32,  33  Jch,  I-  49.51.  Pjol  7 2. 8,  &cj 

1  JESUS  (hall  rei^n  where'er  the  Sun 
J      Does  his  fucceflive  Journeys  run  ; 
His  Kingdom  ftretch  from    Shore  to  Shore, 
Till  Moons  fhall  wax  and  wane  no  moie, 

2  Behold  the  Iflands  with  their  Kings, 
And  Europe  her  beft  Tribute  brings  ; 
From  h'ortb  to  South  the  Princes  meet 
To  pay  their  Homage  at  his  Feet. 

3  There  Tirfia  glorious  to  behold, 
There  India  (nines  in   Eojlern    Gold  ; 
And  barbarous  Nations  at  his  Word 
Submit,  and  bow,  and  own  their  Lord. 

4  For  him  (hall  endlefc  Pray'r  be  made, 
And  Praifes  throng    to  crown  his   Head  j 
His  Name  like   fweet  Perfume  fnall  rife 
With  every  Morning- Sacrifice. 

5  People  and  Realms  of  ev'ry  Tongue 
Dwell  on   his  Love  with  fveeteft  Song  ? 
And  Infant- Voices  fhall  proclaim 
Their  early  Bleflings   on  his   Name. 

6  Biefiings  abound   where  e'er  he  reigns, 
The  Prif'ner   leaps   to  lofe  his  Chain*  j 
The  Weary   find   eternal    Reft, 

And  all  the  Sons  of  Want  are  blefl. 

7  Vn,ere   he  difplays   his  healing  Power, 
Deat.  £na    the    Curie  are  known  no  more  \ 
In   him  tyiC  Tribes    of  Adam  boalt 

More  BWws  than  their  Father  loft.        *j 
6  %  Lol 


H  T  M  N  xcvii.  79 

8  Let  every  Creature  rife  and  bring, 

Peculiar  Honours  to  our  King  : 
"Angels  defcend  with  Songs  again, 

And  Earth  repeat  the  long  Amen. 

HYMN    XCVII. 
(Math.  1 8.  20.  I  Tim.  3.  * 5.  Pjal,  132.  5,    &C.) 

1  "VTO  Sleep  nor  Slumber  to  his  Eyes 
jL^I      Good   David  would  sfrVd, 
Till  he  had  found  b;low  the  Skies 

A  Duelling  for  the  Lord. 

2  The  Lord  in  Zion  piac'd  his  Name, 
His     Ark  was  fetrled  there  : 

To  Zion  ths  v.  hole  Nit;on  came, 
To  worlhip  thrice  a  Year. 

3  But  we  have  no  fuch  Lengths  to  go, 
Nor  wander  far  abroad   ; 

Where-e'tr  thy  Saints  aiTemble  now 
There  is  a  Houfe  for  God. 

4  Arife,  O  King  of  Grace,  arife, 
And  enter  to  thy  Reft, 

Lo  !  thy  Church  waits  with  longing  Eye* 
Thus  to   bz  ownM  and  bleft. 

5  Enter  with  a;l  thy  glorious  Train, 
Thy  Spirit  and  thy  Word  ; 

All  that  the  Ark  did  once  contain 
Could  no  fuch  Grace  afford. 

6  Here,  mighty  God,  accept   our  Vow?, 
Here  let   thy  Praife  b*  fpread  ; 

Blefs  the  Provifions  of  thy  Houfe, 
And  fill  thy  Poor  with  Bread. 

7  Here  let  the  Son  of  David  reign, 
Let  God's  Anointed  mine  ; 

Juftice 


S°         H  r  M  N  xcviii,  xcix. 

Juflice :  and  Truth  his  Court  maintain, 

With    Love  and  Pow'r  divine. 

S.Here  let  him  hold  a  lafting  Throne, 

r    JH  rrSS  hls  Kingdom  grows, 

A   a  c°un°UrS  fhail  sdorn  his  C'ovvn, 
And  Shame  confound  his  Foes. 

n  r  m  n  xcvrn. 

[*/*•   5'    i9»  2Q.  2.  Tfttf  7.  P/ai  9;>   5  j 

1  WEroigns'  ^cLord   the  Saviour  reigna  ! 
t         u  e  h,m   in  ev^n?eIic  Strains  : 
-Letthe  who'e  Earth  i„  Songs,  rejoice, 
And  ciitant  Iflands  join  theif  Voice. 

2  Deep »   are  his  Counfeis  and   unknown  ; 
^ut  Grace  and    Truth   fupport  his   Throne  : 
L*o    gloomy  Clouds  his   Way  forronnd, 
Juftice  is  their  eternal  Ground.    • 

3  In  Robes  of  Judgment,  lo,  he  comes, 
Shakes  the  wideEarth,  deleaves  the  Tombs; 
Sf,foren  hl™   burns  devouring  Fire, 

1  he   Mountains  meit,   the  S*as  retire. 
^  His  Enemies  with  fore  Difmay, 

*Jy  from   the   Sight,   and  fhun  the   Dav  ; 
inen  hft  your   Heads,   >e   Saints,    on 'high, 
And  iing,   for  your  Redemption's  nigh. 

HYMN    XCIX. 

[  />&/.  9,   io.  ] 
I    QING  to  the  Lord,    who  loud  proclaims 
O     His  various,  and    his  faving  Names,; 
O  may  they  not  be   heard   alone, 
But  by   our  fure   Experience   known  ! 

2  rruf  great   I£H0VAH  be  ador'd, 
T«'  Eternal,  All-fufhxient  Loro, 

He 


:HTMNQ.  St 

He  throve   World  moil  high    confefs»d, 
By  whom    'twas    form'd,  and  is  poflefs'd 

3  Awaked    our   nobleit   Pow'rs,   to  blefs 
The  God  of  Mr>am,    God  of  Peace  • 
Now   by  a  dearer  Title  known, 
Father  and  G™  of  Chriji   his   Son. 

4  Thro    ev^ry    \ge  his  gracious    Ear 
is  open  to  his  Servants   Prayer- 
ThJf   ?n\h?m^  Soul  complain 
That  he  nath  fought  his  God  in- vain. 

5  rWhl?elievin?   Kear<   /hall   dare 
in    Whifpers    to   fu??eft  a  Fear 

I  he  fame^h.s  PowV,  his    Love  the  fame  ! 

6  J>  Z*ee  <*»  Sou\s  in  Fai.h    a^fe,  ' 
lo  Thee  we  lift  expedin^   Eyes  • 
And  boldly  tW   thPe  Defart  }t"ad  : 
tor  God  W1il  guard,  where  God  (hail  lead. 

HYMN  C. 

/TVSiZ   155-5.; 

1  QALVATrpN!   O  melodious  Sound 
O  To  wretched  dyinir   Men  ! 
Salvation,  that   from   God    proceeds, 

And  leads  to    God  again  ! 

2  Refcu'd   from  Hell's  eternal  Gloom, 

From  Fiends  and    Fires  and  Chains* 
Rais'd  to  a  Paradife   of  Blifs, 

Where  Love,  with  Glory,  reigns! 

But  O  !    may  a  degen'rate  Soul, 

Sinful  and  weak   as    mine, 
Prefume  to  raife   a  trembling  Eye 

To  BklEngs  fo  divine  I 

4Th« 


82  HTMNcl 

4  The  Luflre  of  fo   bright  a  Scene 
My   feeble    Heart  o'erbears  ; 
And  Unbelief  almoll  perverts 
The   Promife  into  Tears. 

c  My  Saviour-Goo,  no   Voice  but  Thine 
Thefe   dying  Hopes  can  raife  ; 
Speak   thy  Salvation   to  my    Soul, 
And    turn  its  Tears   to   Praife. 
6  My  Saviour-GOD  this  broken  Voice 
'Tranfported  fhall   proclaim, 
And  call  on   all  th'   Angelic    Harps 
To  found  fo   fweet  a   Name. 

H  T  M  N    cr. 

(PiaL  45.   3,   +) 
I    T    OUD   to  the  Prince   of  Heav  n 
J  j     Your  chearful  Voices  raife ; 
To  him  your  Vows  be  giv'n, 
And  fill    his  Courts   with  Praife, 
With  confcious  Worth 
All   clad   in  Arms, 
All    bright  in  Charms, 
He   fallics  forth. 

2  Gird  on  thy  conquering   Sword, 
Afcend   thy  mining  Car, 

And    march,    Almighty  Lord, 
To    wa<re  thv   holy    War, 

Before   his  Wheels 

In  glad    Surprize, 

Ye  Valleys,  rife, 

And  fink,  ye  Hills. 

3  Fair   Truth,   and  fmiling  Love, 
And    injui'd   Righteoufneft 

In   thy  Retinue    move, 

-  And  fetk  from  thceRsdrefs  : 


H  T  M  N  ciL  $2 

Thou  in  their  Caufe 
Shalt  prcfp'rous  ride, 
And  far  and  wide 
Difpenfe  thy  Laws. 

4  Before  thine  awful  Face 
Millions  of  Foes  mail  fall, 
The  Captives  of  thy   Grace, 
That  Grace,  which  conquers  all. 

The  World  ftiall  know, 

Great  King  of  Kings, 

What  wond'rous  Things 

Thine  Arm  can  do. 

$   Here  to  my  willing  Soul 
Bend  thy    triumphant    Way  ; 
Here  ev'ry  Foe  contpouf, 
And   all   thy   Pow'r  difplay. 

My    Heart,  thy    Throne, 

Blert  Jefusy  fee, 

Bows    low  to   Thee, 

To  Thee  alone. 

h  r  m  n  cir. 

(Pjal.    107.    31  ) 

1  "\/^E  Sons  of  Men.  with   Toy  record 

\       The  various  Wonders  of  the  Lord; 
And  let  his   Pow'r    and  Goodnefs  found 
Thro'  all  your    Tribes  the    World    around. 

2  Let  the   high    Hcav'ns  your    Songs  invite, 
Thofe  fpacious  Fields  of  brillant  Light  ; 
Where  Sun,  and    Moon,  and   Planets  roll, 
And  Stars,  that  glow  from  Pole  to  Pole. 

3  Sing,  Earth  in  verdant  Rcrbes  array 'd, 
Its  Herbs  and  Flow'rs,  its  Fruii  and  Shade  ; 

Peopled 


84  HYMN    ciii. 

Peopled  with   Life  of  various   forms, 
Fifties  and   Fowls,  and  Beafts  and   Worms. 

4  View  the  broad  Si-a's  majeltick  Plains, 
And  think  how  wide  its  Maker   reigns  ; 
That  Band  remotelt  Nations  joins, 

And  on  each   Wave  his  Goodnefs  fhines. 

5  But,   O  that  brighter   World  above, 
Where  lives  and  reigns   incarnate   Love  ! 
God's  oniy  Son   in   Flefli  array'd, 

F<5r  Man  a  bleeding  Viclim  made. 

6  Thither,  my  Soul,  with  Rapture  foar  ; 
There  in  the   Land  of  Praife  adore  : 
This  Theme  demands, an   Angel's  Tongue, 
Demands  a  never-ending  Song. 

HYMN     CHI. 
Pfal.   no.  9. 

1  TNDULGENT  God,  with  pitying  Eyes 
X.     The  Sons  of  Men  furvey, 

And  fee  how  youthful  Sinners  fport 
In  a  definitive  Way. 

2  Ten  thoufand  Dangers  lurk  around 

To  bear  them  to  the  Tomb  ; 
Each  in  an  Hour  may  plunge  them  down, 
Where  Hope  can  never  come. 

3  Reduce,  O  Lord,  their  wand'ring  Minds, 

Amus'd  with  airy  Dreams, 
That  heav'nly  Wifdom  may  difpel, 
Their  vifionary  Schemes. 

4  With  holy  Caution  may  they  walk, 

And  be  thy  Word  their  Guide  ; 
Till  each,  the  Defatt  fafely  pafs'd, 
On   Zicns  Hill  abide. 


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HYMNS 


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PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 


PART  II. 


•OR    THE    USE    OF    THE    CHURCH    IN    BRATTLE    STREET. 


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METRES. 

L.  M.  -  - Long  Metre". 

CM.------  Common  Metre. 

S.  M. Short  Metre. 

Cl.  L.  M.  -  -  -  -  -  Six  line  Long  Metre, 

7s.  M. -  Sevens  Metre. 

8  y  7s. Eight  and  Sevens  Metre. 

886  M.    ----  Eight  and  Six  Metre. 

668  M. Six  and  Eight  Metre. 

10s.  M. Ten  fy liable  Metre. 

10  fcf  lis.  M.  -  -  Ten  and  Eleven  fyll.  Metre, 
6  6  10  M.  -  -  -  -  Six  and  Ten  fyll.  Metre. 

H.  M. Hallelujah  Metre. 

P.  M. Particular  Metre. 


HYMN  S 


§  1.      for  the  introduction  and  close  of 
public  worship. 

Hymn   1.     l.  m. 

The  eternal  fabbath. 

1  GOD  of  the  fabbath  !  hear  our  vows, 
On  this  thy  day,  in  this  thine  houfe  ; 
And  own,  as  grateful  facrifice, 

The  fongs,  which  in  thy  temple  rife. 

2  Thine  earthly  fabbaths,  Lord,  we  love  ; 
But  there's  a  nobler  reft  above  ; 

To  that  our  longing  fouls  afpire, 
With  cheerful  hope,  and  ftrong  defire. 

3  No  more  fatigue,  no  more  diftrefs, 
Nor  fin  nor  death  fhall  reach  the  place  ; 
No  groans  (hail  mingle  with  the  fongs, 
Which  dwell  upon  immortal  tongues. 

4  No  rude  alarms  of  angry  foes  ; 

No  cares  to  break  the  long  repofe  ; 
No  midnight  fhade,  no  clouded  fun, 
But  facred,  high,  eternal  noon. 

5  O  long  expefted  day,  begin  ; 

Dawn  on  thefe  realms  of  pain  and  fin  ; 
With  joy  we'll  tread  th'  appointed  road> 
And  fleep  in  death  to  reft  with  God. 


*  HYMN  2, 3.  [part 

Hymn  2.     c.  m. 

The  Lord's  day  morning. 

1  AGAIN  the  Lord  of  life  and  light 

Awakes  the  kindling  ray  ; 

Unfeals  the  eyelids  of  the  morn, 

And  pours  increafing  day. 

2  O  what  a  night  was  that  which  wrapt 

The  heathen  world  in  gloom  ! 

O  what  a  fun  which  broke  this  day, 

Triumphant  from  the  tomb  ! 

3  This  day  be  grateful  homage  paid, 

And  loud  hofannas  fung  ; 
Let  gladnefs  dwell  in  ev'ry  heart, 
And  praife  on  ev'ry  tongue. 

4  Ten  thoufand  diff'ring  lips  mail  join 

To  hail  this  welcome  morn  ; 
Which  {carters  bleffings  from  its  wings 
To  nations  yet  unborn. 

5  Jefus,  the  friend  of  human  kind. 

Was  crucified  and  flain  ! 
Behold,  the  tomb  its  prey  reftores  ! 
Behold  he  lives  again  ! 

6  And  while  his  conqu'ring  chariot  wheels 

Afcend  the  lofty  fides, 
Broken  beneath  his  powerful  crofs, 
Death's  iron  fceptre  lies. 


Hymn  3.     l.  m. 
The  facrifice  of  the  heart. 

1   WHEN,  as  returns  this  folemn  day, 
Man  comes  to  meet  his  maker,  Gody 


sfct.  i.]  HYMN  4,  5. 

What  rights,  what  honours  fhall  he  pay  ? 
How  fpread  his  fov'reign's  praife  abroad  ? 

2  From  marble  domes  and  gilded  fpires 
Shall  curling  clouds  of  incenfe  rife  ? 
And  gems,  and  gold,  and  garlands  deck 
The  coilly  pomp  of  facrifice  ? 

3  Vain,  finful  man  !   creation's  lord, 
Thy  golden  off'rings  well  may  fpare  : 
But  give  thy  heart,  and  thou  malt  find, 
Here  dwells  a  God  who  heareth  prayer. 


Hymn  4.     c.   m. 
The  fabbath  of  the  foul. 

1  SLEEP,  ileep  to-day,  tormenting  cares, 

Of  earth  and  folly  born  ! 
Ye  fhall  not  dim  the  light  that  ftreams 
From  this  celeftial  morn. 

2  To-morrow  will  be  time  enough 

To  feel  your  harlh  control; 
Ye  fhall  not  violate,  this  day, 
The  fabbath  of  the  foul, 

3  Sleep,  fleep  for  ever,  guilty  thoughts  ! 

Let  fires  of  vengeance  die  ; 
And,  purg'd  from  fin,  may  we  behold 
A  God  of  purity  ! 


Hymn  5.     l.  m. 

The  houfe  of  God. 

\    LO,  God  is  here  !  let  us  adore, 
And  humbly  bow  before  his  face 

A   O 


6  HYMN  6,  7.  [part 

Let  all  within  us  feel  his  pow'r, 
Let  all  within  us  feek  his  grace. 

2  Lo,  God  is  here  !  him  day  and  night 
TV  united  choirs  of  angels  fing  : 
To  him,  enthron'd  above  all  height, 
HeavVs  hoft  their  nobleft  praifes  bring. 

3  Being  of  beings  !  may  our  praife 
Thy  courts  with  grateful  fragrance  fill  : 
Still  may  we  (land  before  thy  face, 
Still  hear  and  do  thy  fov'reign  will. 


Hymn  6.     l.   m. 
A  hymn  of  praife. 

1  BEFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne 
Ye  nations  bow  with  facred  joy  : 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone  -, 
He  can  create,  and  he  deftroy. 

2  His  pow'rful  word,  which  all  things  made, 
Gave  life  to  clay,  and  form'd  us  men  : 
And  when  like  wand'ring  {heep  we  ftray'd, 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

3  We  are  his  people,  we  his  care, 
Our  fouls  and  all  our  mortal  frame  : 
What  lading  honours  can  we  rear, 
Almighty  Maker,  to  thy  name  ? 

4  We'll  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful  fongs  ; 
High  as  the  heav'ns  our  voices  raife  j 

And  earth,  with  her  ten  thoufand  tongues, 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  founding  praife* 

o  Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command  ; 
Vaft  as  eternity  thy  love  ; 


>ct.  i.]  HYMN  7,  B. 

Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  will  ftaVid, 
When  rolling  years  fhall  ceafe  to  move, 


Hymn  7.    t«   m. 
Veni  Creator. 

1  OH  !  fource  of  uncreated  light  ! 

By  whom  the  worlds  were  rais'd  from  night 
Come,  vifit  ev'ry  pious  mind  ; 
Come,  pour  thy  joys  on  human  kind. 

2  Plenteous  in  grace,  defcend  from  high, 
Rich  in  thy  matchlefs  energy  : 

From  fin  and  forrow  fet  us  free, 
And  make  us  temples  worthy  thee. 

3  Cleanfe  and  refine  our  earthly  parts  : 
Inflame  and  fanctify  our  hearts, 
Our  frailties  help,  our  vice  control, 
Submit  the  fenfes  to  the  foul. 

4  Thrice  holy  fount  !  thrice  holy  fire  ! 
Our  hearts,  with  heavenly  love  infpire  ; 
Make  us  eternal  truths  receive, 

Aid  us  to  live  as  we  believe. 

r>  Chafe  from  our  path  each  noxious  foe, 
And  peace,  the  fruit  of  love,  bellow  : 
And,  left  our  feet  mould  iiep  aftray, 
Protect  and  guide  us  in  our  way. 

Hymn  8.    6l  l.  m. 

Before  or  after  fermon. 

1   WHILE  here  as  wr.nd'ring  fheep  we  flrar, 
Teach  us,  O  teach  us.  Lord,  thy  way  ! 


8  HYMN  9.  [part  ii 

Difpofe  our  hearts,  with  willing  awe, 
To  love  thy  word,  and  keep  thy  law  ; 
That,  by  thy  guiding  precepts  led, 
Our  feet  the  paths  of  truth  may  tread. 

2  Great  fource  of  light,  to  all  below  ! 
Teach  us  thy  holy  will  to  know  : 
Teach  us  to  read  thy  word  aright, 
And  make  it  our  fupreme  delight  ; 
That,  purg'd  from  vain  defires,  our  mind 
In  thee  its  only  good  may  find. 

3  Maker,  Inftru&or,  Judge  of  all, 
O  hear  us,  when  on  thee  we  call  ! 
To  us,  all-bounteous  Lord,  difpenfe 
Thy  grace,  and  guiding  influence  ! 
Preferve  us  in  thy  holy  ways, 

And  teach  our  hearts  to  fpeak  thy  praife  ! 


Hymn  9.     7s.  m. 
The  acceptable  worfhipper. 

WHO  (hall  tow'rds  thy  chofen  feat 
Turn,  O  Lord,  his  favour' d  feet  ? 
Who  fliall  at  thine  altar  bend  ? 
Who  (hall  Sion's  hill  afcend  ? 
Who,  great  God,  a  welcome  gueft, 
On  thy  holy  mountain  reft  ? 
He,  whofe  heart  thy  love  has  warm'd  ; 
He,  whofe  will  to  thine  conform'd 
Bids  his  life  unfullied  run  ; 
He,  whofe  word  and  thought  are  one  ; 
Who,  from  fin's  contagion  free, 
Lifts  his  willing  foul  to  thee. 


sect,  i.]         HYMN  10,  11. 

3  He,  who  thus,  with  heart  unftain'd, 
Treads  the  path  by  thee  ordain'd,— 
He  mall  tow'rds  thy  chofen  feat 
Turn,  O  Lord,  his  favour'd  feet ; 
He  thy  ceafelefs  care  fhall  prove, 
He  fhall  (hare  thy  conftant  love. 


Hymn  10.     7s.  m. 

After  fermon. 

THANKS  for  mercies  paft,  receive  ; 

Pardon  of  our  fins  renew  ; 
Teach  us  henceforth  how  to  live, 

With  eternity  in  view. 

Blefs  thy  word  to  old  and  young  ; 

Grant  us,  Lord,  thy  peace  and  love ; 
And,  when  life's  fhort  race  is  run, 

Take  us  to  thy  houfe  above. 


Hymn   11.     8  ^ 7s.  m. 
For  the  clofe  of  public  worfhip. 

LORD  !  difmifs  us  with  thy  bleffing, 
Hope  and  comfort  from  above  ; 

Let  us,  each  thy  peace  poffeffing, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

Thanks  we  give  and  adoration 
For  thy  gofpel's  joyful  found  : 

May  the  fruits  of  thy  falvation 
In  our  hearts  and  lives  abound  i 


10  HYMN  12,  13,  14.      [part  rr. 

Hymn   12.     l.   m. 

Doxology. 

1  FROM  all  that  dwell  below  the  fkies, 
Let  the  Creator's  praife  arife  ! 

Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  fung, 
Thro'  ev'ry  land,  by  ev'ry  tongue  ! 

2  Eternal  are  thy  mercies,  Lord  ! 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  word  : 

Thy  praife  mall  found  from  fhore  to  fhore* 
Till  funs  mall  rife  and  fet  no  more. 


Hymn   13.      7s.  m. 
Before  or  after  fermon. 

1  LORD  of  nature  !   fource  of  light ! 

In  pity  view  thy  world  below  : 
Guide  our  erring  footfteps  right, 

Through  thefe  fcenes  of  guilt  and  woe» 

2  Grant  thy  fpirit  ! — By  thy  kindnefs 

Let  our  errors  be  forgiven  : 
Heal  our  fins,  difnel  our  blindnefs  ; 
Then — conduct  us  fafe  to  heaven  ! 


Hymn   14.      8£ff7s.  m. 
Univerfal  praife. 

1  PRAISE  to  thee,  thou  great  Creator  ! 

Praife  to  thee  from  ev'ry  tongue  ; 
Join,  my  foul,  with  ev'ry  creature, 
Join  the  univerfal  fong. 

2  For  ten  thoufand  bleflings  given, 

For  the  hope  of  future  joy, 


sect,  i.]  HYMN  15.  11 

Sound  his  praife  thro'  earrh  arid  heaven, 
Soynd  Jehovah's  praife, on  high. 


Hymn   15.     7s.  M. 
Hallelujah. 

1  GLORY  be  to  God  on  high  !—  Hallelujah  ! 
God  whofe  glory  fills  the  fky  : 

Lift  your  voice,  ye  people  all, 
Praife  the  God  on  whom  ye  call. 

2  God,  whofe  wifdom,  throned  on  high, 
Built  the  manfions  of  the  fky  ; 

And  the  orbs  that  gild  the  pole, 
Bade  thro*  boundlefs  asther  roll  : 

3  God,  who  o'er  this  earthly  ball, 
Looks  with  equal  eye  on  all, 
And  to  every  thing  that  lives, 
Rich  fupplies  of  bleflings  gives. 

4  Sons  of  earth,  the  triumph  join  : 
Praife  him  with  the  hoft  divine  ; 
Emulate  the  heav'nly  pow'rs  ; 
Their  all-gracious  God  is  ours. 

5  Happy,  who  his  laws  obey  ! 
Them  he  rules  with  milder  fway  ; 
Pure  and  holy  hearts  alone 

He  hath  chofen  for  his  own. 

6  Him,  whofe  joy  is  to  reflore, 
Him  let  all  our  hearts  adore  : 
Earth  and  heav'n  repeat  the  cry, 
Glory  be  to  God  on  high  ! 


\t  HYMN  16.  [part    u. 


$  2.  hymns  of  gfneral  prayer  and  praise 

Hymn   16.     l.   m. 
Hymn  to  the  Deity. 

1  GREATEST  of  beings,  fource  of  life, 
Sov'reign  of  air,  and  earth,  and  fea  ! 
All  nature  feels  thy  pow'r,  and  all 

A  filent  homage  pay  to  thee. 

2  Wak'd  by  thy  hand,  the  morning  fun 
Pours  forth  to  thee  its  earlier  rays, 
And  fpreads  thy  glories  as  it  climbs  ; 
While  raptur'd  worlds  look  up  and  praife. 

3  The  moon  to  the  deep  fhades  of  night, 
Speaks  the  mild  luftre  of  thy  name  ; 
While  all  the  ftars  that  cheer  the  fcene, 
Thee,  the  great  Lord  of  light  proclaim. 

\  And  groves,  and  vales,  and  rocks,  and  hilla, 
And  ev'ry  flow'r,  and  ev'ry  tree, 
Ten  thoufand  creatures  warm  with  life, 
Have  each  a  grateful  fong  for  thee. 

,5  But  man  was  form'd  to  rife  to  heav'n  ; 
And  bleft  with  reafon's  clearer  light, 
He  views  his  Maker  thro'  his  works, 
And  glows  with  rapture  at  the  fight. 

6  Nor  can  the  thoufand  fongs  that  rife, 
Whether  from  air,  or  earth,  or  fea, 
So  well  repeat  Jehovah's  praife, 
Or  raife  fuch  facred  harmony. 


sect.  2.]  HYMN  17«  13 

Hymn   17.   l.   m. 

The  fame  fubjea. 

1  GREATEST  of  beings,  fource  of  life, 
Sov'reign  of  air,  of  earth,  and  fea  i 

All  nature  feels  thy  pow'r,  but  man 
A  grateful  tribute  pays  to  thee. 

2  Subje£t  to  wants,  to  thee  he  looks, 
And  from  thy  goodnefs  feeks  fupplies  : 
And  when  oppreil  with  guilt  he  mourns9 
Thy  mercy  lifts  him  to  the  fides. 

3  Children,  whofe  little  minds,  unform'd, 
Ne'er  rais'd  a  tender  thought  to  heav'n  ; 
And  men  whom  reafon  lifts  to  God, 
Tho'  oft  by  paflion  downward  driv'n  : 

4  Thofe  too,  who  bend  with  age  and  care5 
And  faint  and  tremble  near  the  tomb  ; 
Who,  fick'ning  at  the  prefent  fcenes, 
Sigh  for  that  better  ftate  to  come  :  — 

5  All,  great  Creator  !   all  are  thine  ; 
All  feel  thy  providential  care  ; 
And  thro'  each  varying  fcene  of  life 
Alike  thy  conftant  pity  (hare. 

6  And  whether  grief  opprefs  the  heart ; 
Or  whether  joy  elate  the  breaft  ! 

Or  life  Hill  keep  its  little  courfe  ; 
Or  death  invite  the  heart  to  reft  : 

7  All  are  thy  meflengers,  and  all 
Thy  facred  pleafure,  Lord,  obey  : 
And  all  are  training  man  to  dwell 
Nearer  to  blifs,  and  nearer  Thee. 

B 


14  HYMN  18,  19.  [fart  n. 

Hymn    18.   p.    m. 
Hymn  of  praife. 

1  O  PRAISE  ye  the  Lord  !  prepare  a  new  fong  ; 
And  let  all  his  faints  in  full  concert  join  : 
With  voices  united  the  anthem  prolong, 

And  (hew  forth  his  praifes  with  mufic  divine. 

2  Let  praife  to  the  Lord,  who  made  us,  afcend  ; 
Let  each  grateful  heart  be  glad  in  its  king  : 
The  God   whom   we   worfhip,    our    fongs   will 

attend, 
And  view  with  complacence  the  ofPring  we  bring. 

3  Be  joyful,  ye  faints,  fuftain'd  by  his  might, 
And  let  your  glad  fongs  awake  with  each  morn : 
For  thofe  who  obey  him  are  ftill  his  delight, 
His  hand  with  falvation  the  meek  will  adorn. 

4  Then  praife  ye  the  Lord  !   prepare  a  glad  fong  ; 
And  let  all  his  faints  in  full  concert  join  : 
With  voices  united  the  anthem  prolong, 

And  fliew  forth  his  praifes  with  mufic  divine. 


Hymn   19.     61.  l.  m. 
Hymn  of  univerfal  praife. 

1  TO  GOD,  the  Lord,  wake  we  the  lay  i 
Let  ev'ry  creature  homage  pay, 

And  bow  to  his  Almighty  name  ! 
Let  heaven,  and  earth,  and  feas  and  ikies, 
In  one  harmonious  concert  rife, 

To  (Well  the  high  infpiring  theme  ! 

2  Ye  angels,  catch  the  joyful  found, 
And,  as  ye  wait  his  throne  around, 

Your  Maker's  boundlcfs  goodnefs  fing  ! 


sect.  2.]  HYMN  19.  1. 

Let  the  full  choir  of  faints  above 
Join  the  glad  flrain  of  grateful  love, 
And  loudly  ftrike  th'  according  ftring  ! 

3  Ye  plumed  warblers  of  the  iky, 

Who,  heav'nward  finging,  foar  on  high, 
Your  fweet  melodious  anthems  raife ! 
To  him  who  (hap'd  your  finer  mould, 
Who  tipp'd  your  glitt'ring  wings  with  gold, 
Pour  the  full  chorus  of  your  praife  ! 

4  Ye  infe&s,  flutt'ring  on  the  gale 
Amid  the  flow'r-befprinkled  vale, 

By  inftinct  taught,  your  homage  join  ! 
Rifle  the  rofe's  vermeil  bloom, 
And  waft  its  fpoils,  in  fweet  perfume, 

As  incenfe  to  the  throne  divine  ! 

5  Ye  deeps,  whofe  roaring  billows  rife 
To  join  the' thunders  of  the  fkies, 

Praife  him  who  bids  your  waters  roll  j 
His  praife  in  fofter  notes  declare, 
Each  whifp'ring  breeze  of  yielding  air, 

And  breathe  it  to  the  raptur'd  foul. 

6  Thou  heaven  of  heavens,  his  vail  abode, 
Ye  clouds,  proclaim  your  maker,  God  ! 

Ye  thunders,  fpeak  his  mat  chiefs  pow'r  ! 
Lo  !   on  the  lightning's  gleamy  wing 
In  triumph  rides  th'  eternal  king  ; 

With  awe  th'  aflonifhed  worlds  adore. 

7  Let  man,  with  nobler  reafon  fraught, 
The  feeling  heart,  the  glowing  thought, 

In  God's  high  praife  his  pow'rs  employ  '. 
Spread  the  Creator's  name  around, 
Till  heaven's  broad  arch  the  flrain  refound. 
In  echoes  of  triumphant  joy  ! 


16  HYMN  20,  21.  [part 

$  To  God,  the  Lord,  wake  all  the  lay  ! 
Let  ev'ry  creature  homage  pay, 

And  bow  to  his  Almighty  name  ! 
Let  heaven  and  earth,  and  feas  and  fides, 
In  one  harmonious  concert  rife, 

To  fwell  the  high  infpiring  theme  ! 


Hymn  20.     7s.  m. 
A  hymn  of  praife. 

1  PRAISE,  O  praife,  the  name  divine  1 
Praife  it  at  the  hallow'd  fhrine  : 

Let  the  firmament  on  high 
To  its  Maker's  praife  reply. 

2  Let  his  afts,  and  pow'r  fupreme, 
To  your  longs  fuggeft  a  theme  ; 
Let  the  organ  in  his  praife 
Learn  its  loudeft  note  to  raife. 

3  All  who  vital  breath  enjoy, 

In  his  praife  that  breath  employ  ; 
And  in  one  great  chorus  join: 
Praife,  O  praife  the  name  divine  ! 


Hymn  21.  s.  m. 

Sincere  praife. 

1  ALMIGHTY  maker,  God  ! 
How  wondrous  is  thy  name  ! 
Thy  glories  how  diffus'd  abroad 
Thro*  all  creation's  frame  ! 

5  Nature  in  ev'ry  drefs 

Her  humble  homage  pays  : 


sect.  2.]  HYMN  22. 

And  does  a  thoufand  ways  exprefs 
Her  undiffembled  praife. 

3  My  foul  would  rife  and  fi  ng 

To  her  Creator  too  : 
Fain  would  my  tongue  adore  my  king, 
And  pay  the  homage  due. 

4  In  joy,  oh  !    let  me  fpend 

The  remnant  of  my  days  ; 
And  oft  to  God,  my  foul  !   afeend 
In  grateful  fongs  of  praife. 


Hymn  22.      s.   m. 

Praife  for  fpiritual  and  temporal  bielTlngs. 

1  O  BLESS  the  Lord,  our  fouls  ! 

Let  all  within  us  join, 
And  aid  our  tongues  to  blefs  his  name, 
Whofe  favours  are  divine. 

2  O  blefs  the  Lord  our  fouls  ! 

Nor  let  his  mercies  lie 
Forgotten  in  unthankfulnefs, 
And  without  praifes  die. 

2t  'Tis  he  forgives  our  fins, 

'Tis  he  relieves  our  pain  ; 
3Tis  he  that  heals  our  fickneffes, 
And  gives  us  ilrength  again. 

4  Fie  crowns  our  lives  with  love, 

When  refcued  from  the  grave  ; 
He  that  redeem'd  our  fouls  from  death, 
Hath  boimdlefs  pow'r  to  fave. 

5  He  fills  the  poor  with  good  ; 

He  gives  the  fufPrer  reft  ; 


18  HYMN  23.  [part 

The  Lord  hath  juftice  for  the  proud, 

And  mercy  for  th'  oppreft. 

6  His  wondrous  works  and  ways 
He  made  by  Mofes  known  ; 
But  fent  the  world  his  truth  and  grace 
By  his  beloved  Son. 


Hymn  23.     p.  m. 
Thankfgiving-  and  praife. 

"  MY  foul,  praife  the  Lord, 

Speak  good  of  his  name  !" 
His  mercies  record, 

His  bounties  proclaim : 
To  God  their  creator, 

Let  all  creatures  raife 
The  fong  of  thankfgiving, 

The  chorus  of  praife  ! 

Though,  hid  from  man's  fight, 

God  fits  on  his  throne, 
Yet  here  by  his  works 

Their  Author  is  known  : 
The  world  mines  a  mirror 

Its  Maker  to  (how, 
And  heav'n  views  its  image 

Reflected  below. 

Thofe  agents  of  pow'r, 
Fire,  water,  earth,  iky, 

Atteft  the  dread  might 
Of  God  the  raoRhigh: 

Who  ride's  on  the  whirlwind 
While  clouds  veU  his  form  : 


sect.  2.]  HYMN  g*<  19 

Who  fmiles  in  the  funbeam, 
Or  frowns  in  the  ftorm. 

4     By  knowledge  fupreme, 

By  wifdom  divine, 
God  governs  this  earth 

With  gracious  defign  : 
O'er  beaft,  bird,  and  infect, 

His  providence  reigns, 
Whofe  will  firft  created, 

Whofe  love  Hill  fuftains. 

j     And  man,  his  laft  work, 

With  reafon  endu'd, 
Who,  falling  through  fin, 

By  grace  is  renew'd  ; — 
To  God,  his  creator, 

Let  man  ever  raife 
The  fong  of  tbankfgiving, 

The  chorus  of  praife  ! 


Hymn   24.     p.  m, 
Praise  to   God  from  all  nature. 
O  AZURE  vaults  !  O  cryftal  iky  ! 
The  world's  tranfparent  canopy  ! 
Break  your  long  filence,  and  let  mortals  know. 
With  what  contempt  you  look  on  things  below. 

O  light !   thou  faireft,  firft  of  things, 
From  whom  all  joy  all  beauty  fprings  : 
O  praife  th'  almighty  ruler  ot  the  globe, 
Who  ufeth  thee  as  his  imperial  robe. 

Great  eye  of  all !  whofe  glorious  ray 
Rules'  the  bright  empire  of  the  day  ; 


20  HYMN  25.  [part  n. 

O  praife  his  name,  without  whofe  purer  light, 
Thou  hadft  been  hid  in  an  abyfs  of  night. 

4       Ye  moon  and  planets  !   who  difpenfe 
By  God's  command  your  influence  ; 
Refign  to  him,  as  to  your  Maker  due, 
That  homage  which  man's  folly  pays  to  you. 
.5        Ye  mifta  and  vapours,  hail  and  fnow, 
Aid  yo;;  who  thro'  the  concave  blow, 
Swift   to  perform  the  mandates  of  his  word, 
Whirlwinds  and  tempefts  !   praife  th'  almighty 
Lord. 

G        Praife  him,  ye  monfters  of  the  deep, 
That  in  the  fea's  vaft  bofcm  fleep  ; 
At  whofe  command  the  foaming  billows  roar, 
Yet  know  their  limits,  tremble,  and  adore. 

7  Praife  him,  old  monuments  of  time  \ 
O  praife  him,  ye  in  youthful  prime  ! 

All  ye  who  mine  in  beauty's  excellence  ! 
And  praife  him,  thou  fweet  age  of  innocence  ! 

8  Let  the  wide  world  his  praifes  fing, 
From  whom  its  various  blefiings  fpring  : 

Let  echoing  anthems  make  his  praifes  known, 
On  earth  his  footftool,  as  in  heav'n  his  throne  ! 


Hymn   25.      h.  m. 
Grateful  praife. 
TO  your  creator  God, 
Your  great  preferver,  raife, 
Ye  creatures  of  his  hand, 
Your  higheft  notes  of  praife  : 


sect.  2.]  HYMN  25.  21 

Let  every  voice 
Proclaim  his  pow'r, 
His  name  adore, 
And  loud  rejoice. 

2  Thou  fource  of  light  and  heat, 
Bright  fov'reign  of  the  day, 
Difpeniing  bleffings  round, 
With  all-diffufive  ray  ; 

From  morn  to  night, 
With  ev'ry  beam, 
Record  his  name, 
Who  made  thee  bright . 

3  Fair  regent  of  the  night, 
With  all  thy  ftarry  train, 
Which  rife  in  filent  hofts, 
To  gild  the  azure  plain  ; 

With  countlefs  rays 
Declare  his  name, 
Prolong  the  theme, 
Reflect  his  praife. 

4*     Let  all  the  creatures  join, 
To  celebrate  his  name, 
And  all  their  various  powers 
AfTift  th'  exalted  theme. 

Let  nature  raife 

From  every  tongue 

A  general  fong 

Of  grateful  praife. 

B     But  oh  !  from  human  tongue* 
Should  nobler  praifes  flow  ; 
And  every  thankful  heart, 
With  warm  devotion  glow  : 


22  HYMN  26.  [part 

Your  voices  raifc, 
Ye  highly  blefl 
Above  the  reft  ; 
Declare  his  praife. 


Hymn   26.     l.  m. 
Praife  to  the  Lord  of  nature. 

1  O  THOU,  through  all  thy  works  ador'd, 
Great  pow'r  fupreme,  almighty  Lord  J 
Author  of  life,  whofe  fov'reign  fway 
Creatures  of  ev'ry  tribe  obey  ! 

2  To  thee,  moft  high,  to  thee  belong, 
The  fuppliant  pray  r,  the  joyful  fong  ; 
To  thee  will  we  attune  our  voice, 
And  in  thy  wondrous  works  rejoice. 

3  Planets,  thofe  wand'ring  worlds  above, 
Guided  by  thee,  inceffant  move  ; 
Suns,  kindled  by  a  ray  divine, 

In  honour  of  their  maker  mine. 

4  From  thee  proceed  heav'n's  varied  flore, 
The  changing  wind,  the  fruitful  fhow'r, 
The  flying  cloud,  the  colour'd  bow,     . 
The  moulded  hail,  the  feather'd  fnow, 

5  Tempefts  obey  thy  mighty  will ; 
Thy  awful  mandate  to  fulfil, 

The  forked  light'nings  dart  around, 
And  rive  the  oak  and  blaft  the  ground. 

6  Yet,  pleas'd  to  blefs,  kind  to  fupply, 
Thy  hand  fupports  thy  family, 
And  fofters  with  a  parent's  care, 
The  tribes  of  earth,  and  fea,  and  air. 


sect.  2.]  HYMN  27.  23 

7  Of  nature's  laws,  and  nature's  king, 
Our  tongues  fhall  never  ceafe  to  fing  s 
The  debt  of  humble  praife  we  pay  ; 
Father,  accept  the  grateful  lay. 


Hymn   27*      l.  m. 
All  nature  invoked  to  praife  the  Creator, 

1  YE  blefs'd  inhabitants  of  heav'n  ! 
To  God  be  all  your  praifes  given  : 
O  praife  him  in  the  realms  that  lie 
Above  the  reach  of  mortal  eye. 

2  Praife  him,  thou  fun,  that  round  the  pole 
With  reftlefs  courfe  art  feen  to  roll  ; 

Ye  moon  and  ftars,  his  praife  repeat  ; 
Praife  him,  ye  heav'ns,  his  awful  feat  ! 

3  Nor  let  the  heav'ns  his  praife  confine, 
Let  all  of  earth  the  chorus  join  ; 

Ye  beads  that  range  th'  uncultur'd  foil, 
Or  patient  lend  to  man  your  toil. 

4  Praife  him,  each  bird,  that  wings  the  air. 
Each  reptile  nurtur'd  by  his  care  ; 
And  ev'ry  wind,  andev'ry  ftorm, 

That  duteous  his  commands  perform. 

5  Ye  youthful  bands,  and  virgin  choir, 
Each  lifping  babe,  and  hoary  fire, 
Wake  to  his  name  your  grateful  fongs  ; 
To  him  alone  all  praife  belongs. 

6  His  glory  earth's  wide  bounds  o'erfiow?, 
Nor  higheit  heav'n  its  limit  knows  ; 

O  come,  your  thankful  voices  raife, 
&nd  confecrate  to  him  your  praife. 


24  HYMN  28.  [part  ii 

Hymn   28.   l.   m. 
The  voice  of  Nature. 

1  THERE  is  a  God,  all  nature  fpeaks, 
Thro'  earth,  and  air,  and  feas,  and  fkies  : 
See,  from  the  clouds  his  glory  breaks, 
When  the  firit  beams  of  morning  rife  ! 

2  The  rifing  fun,  ferenely  bright, 

O'er  the  wide  world's  extended  frame, 
Infcribes,  in  characters  of  light, 
His  mighty  Maker's  glorious  name. 

3  Diffufing  life,  his  influence  fpreads, 
And  health  and  plenty  fmile  around  : 
And  fruitful  fields,  and  verdant  meads, 
Are  with  a  thoufand  bleflings  crown'd. 

4  Almighty  goodnefs,  pow'r  divine, 
The  fields  and  verdant  meads  display  ; 
And  blefs  the  hand  which  made  them  fhine, 
With  various  charms  profufely  gay. 

5  For  man  and  beaft,  here  daily  food 
In  wide  diffufive  plenty  grows  : 

And  there,  for  drink,  the  cryftal  flood 
In  flrc-jms  fweet  winding,  gently  flows. 

6  The  flow'ry  tribes,  all  blooming  rife, 
Above  the  faint  attempts  of  art  : 
Their  bright,  inimitable  dyes 
Speak  fweet  conviction  to  the  heart. 

7  Ye  curious  minds,  who  roam  abroad. 
And  trace  creation's  wonders  o'er  ! 
Confefs  the  footfteps  of  the  God, 

A  nd  bow  before  him,  and  adore. 


sect.  2.1  HYMN  29,  30. 

Hymn  29.      l.  m. 

The  voice  of  God  in  his  works. 

1  THE  fpacious  firmament  on  high, 
With  all  the  blue  ethereal  iky, 

And  fpangled  heav'ns,  a  mining  frame, 
Their  great  original  proclaim. 
Th'  unwearied  fun  from  day  to  day 
Does  his  Creator's  power  difplay  ; 
And  publishes  to  every  land, 
The  work  of  an  almighty  hand. 

2  Soon  as  the  evening  (hades  prevail, 
The  moon  takes  up  the  wondrous  tale  ; 
And  nightly  to  the  lift'ning  earth, 
Repeats  the  fto'ry  of  her  birth  : 

While  all  the  ftars  which  round  her  burn, 
And  all  the  planets  in  their  turn, 
Confirm  the  tidings  as  they  roll, 
And  fpread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pole. 

3  What  tho   in  folemn  filence  all 
Move  round  the  dark  terreftrial  ball  ; 
What  tho'  nor  real  voice  nor  found, 
Amid  their  radiant  orbs  be  found  ? 
In  reafon's  ear  they  all  rejoice, 
And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice  ; 
For  ever  finging  as  they  mine — 

"  The  hand  that  made  us  is  divine." 

Hymn   30.      7s.  m. 
The  perfections  and  providence  of  God; 
1   LET  us  with  a  joyful  mind, 
Praife  the  Lord,  for  he  is  kind  : 
For  his  mercies  (hall  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  fure. 

c 


^26  HYMN  31.  [part  n. 

2  Let  us  found  his  name  abroad, 
For  of  Gods  he  is  the  God, 
Who  by  vvifdom  did  create 

Th'  heavens  high,  and  all  their  ftate  : 

3  Did  the  folid  earth  ordain 
How  to  rife  above  the  main  : 
Who,  by  his  commanding  might, 
FilPd  the  new-made  world  with  light  : 

4  Caus'd  the  golden-treffed  fun, 
All  the  day  his  courfe  to  run  ; 
And  the  moon  to  fhine  by  night, 
'Mid  her  fpangled  fillers  bright. 

5  AH  his  creatures  God  does  feed, 
His  full  hand  fupplies  their  need  : 
Let  us  therefore  warble  forth 
His  high  majefty  and  worth. 

6  He  his  manfion  hath  on  high, 
'Bove  the  reach  of  mortal  eye  ; 
And  his  mercies  mall  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  fure. 


Hymn   31.     c.   m. 

The  perfections  of  God  difplayed  in  his  works. 

1  WE  fmg  th'  almighty  pow'r  of  God, 

Who  bade  the  mountains  rife, 
Who  fpread  the  flowing  feas  abroad, 
And  built  the  lofty  fkies. 

2  We  fing  the  vvifdom  that  ordain'd 

The  fun  to  rule  the  day  ; 
The  moon  mines  full  at  his  command. 
And  all  the  Itars  obey. 


sect.  2.]  HYMN  32.  27 

3  We  fing  the  goodnefs  of  the  Lord, 

Who  fills  the  earth  with  food  ; 
Who  form'd  his  creatures  by  a  word, 
And  then  pronounc'd  them  good. 

4  Lord,  how  thy  wonders  are  difplay'd 

Where'er  we  turn  our  eyes,; 
Whether  we  view  the  ground  we  tread, 
Or  gaze  upon  the  fides  ! 

5  There's  not  a  plant  nor  flow'r  below, 

But  makes  thy  glories  known  ; 
And  clouds  arife,  and  tempefts  blow 
By  order  from  thy  throne. 

6  Creation,  vail  as  it  may  be, 

Is  fubject  to  thy  will  : 
There's  not  a  place  where  we  can  flee, 
But  God  is  with  us  (till. 

7  'Tis  on  his  earth  we  ftand  or  move, 

And  'tis  his  air  we  breathe  ; 
All  heav'n  he  fills  with  beams  of  love, 
With  terrors  hell  beneath. 

£  On  him  each  moment  we  depend ; 
If  he  withdraw,  we  die  : 
Oh  may  we  ne'er  that  God  offend, 
Who  is  for  ever  nigh. 


Hymn   32.      c.   m. 

Habitual  devotion. 

1  While  thee  I  feek,  protecting  pow'r  ! 
Be  my  vain  wifhes  ftill'd  ; 
And  may  this  confecrated  hour 
With  better  hopes  be  fill'd. 


28  HYMN  33.  [part  ii, 

2  Thy  love  the  pow'rs  of  thought  beflovv'd  ; 

To  thee  my  thoughts  would  foar  : 
Thy  mercy  o'er  my  life  has  flow'd  : — 
That  mercy  I  adore  ! 

3  In  each  event  of  life,  how  clear 

Thy  ruling  hand  I  fee  ! 
Each  blefTing  to  my  foul  more  dear, 
Becaufe  conferr'd  by  thee. 

4  In  ev'ry  joy  that  crowns  my  days, 

In  ev'ry  pain  I  bear, 
My  heart  fhall  find  delight  in  praife, 
Or  feek  relief  in  prayer. 

5  When  gladnefs  wings  my  favour'd  hour, 

Thy  love  my  thoughts  fhall  fill : 
Refign'd,  when  ftorms  of  forrow  lower, 
My  foul  fhall  meet  thy  will. 

6  My  lifted  eye,  without  a  tear, 

The  gathering  ftorm  fhall  fee  ; 
My  fteadfaft  heart  fhall  know  no  fear  : — 
That  heart  fhall  reft  on  thee  ! 


Hymn   33.      l.   m. 
Give  thanks  to  God  in  all  things. 

1  GREAT  God  !  our  joyful  thanks  to  thee, 
Shall,  like  thy  gifts,  continual  be  : 

In  conftant  ftreams  thy  bounty  flows, 
Nor  end  nor  interruption  knows. 

2  From  thee  our  comforts  all  arife, 

Our  num'rous  wants  thy  hand  fupplits  } 
Nor  can  we  ever,  Lord,  be  poor, 
Who  live  on  thine  exhaufllefs  ftorc. 


sect.  2.]  HYMN  34.  29 

3  If  what  we  afk  our  God  denies, 
It  is  becaufe  he's  good  and  wife  ; 

And  ills  which  caufe  our  hearts  to  mourn, 
Thou  canft  to  real  blefiings  turn. 

4  Deep,  Lord,  upon  our  thankful  breaft 
Let  all  thy  favours  be  impreft  ; 
That  we  may  never  more  forget 
The  whole,  or  any  fmgle  debt. 

5  May  we,  with  grateful  hearts  each  day 
For  all  thy  gifts  our  praifes  pay  ; 
And  Hill  delighted  may  we  be 

In  all  things  to  give  thanks  to  thee  ! 


Hymn   34.     c.   m. 

Gratitude  to  God. 

1  WHEN  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God  ! 

My  rifing  foul  furveys, 
Tranfported  with  the  view,  I'm  loft. 
In  wonder,  love,  and  praife. 

2  O  how  mall  words,  with  equal  warmth, 

The  gratitude  declare, 
That  glows  in  my  enraptur'd  heart  !— - 
But  thou  canft  read  it  there. 

3  Thy  providence  my  life  fuftain'd, 

And  all  my  wants  redrefs'd, 
When  in  the  filent  womb  I  lay 
Or  hung  upon  the  breaft. 

4  To  all  my  weak  complaints  and  cries 
Thy  mercy  lent  an  ear, 

Fre  yet  my  feeble  thoughts  had  learnt 
pray' 


30  HYMN  34.  [part  if, 

5  Unnumber'd  comforts  on  my  foul 

Thy  tender  care  beftow'd, 
Before  my  infant  heart  conceiv'd 
From  whom  thofc  comforts  fiow'd. 

6  When  in  the  flipp'ry  paths  of  youth 

With  heedlefs  ileps  I  ran, 
Thine  arm,  unfeen,  convey'd  me  fafe, 
And  led  me  up  to  man. 

7  Thro'  hidden  dangers,  toils,  and  deaths, 

It  gently  clear  d  my  way  ; 
And  through  the  pleafing  fnares  of  vice, 
More  to  be  fear'd  than  they. 

8  When  worn  by  ficknefs,  oft  haft  thou 

With  health  renew'd  my  face  ; 
And,  when  in  fins  and  forrows  funk, 
Reviv  d  my  foul  with  grace. 

9  Thy  bounteous  hand  with  worldly  bliis 

Hath  made  my  cup  run  o'er  ; 
And  in  a  kind  and  faithful  friend, 
Hath  doubled  all  my  {lore. 

10  Ten  thoufand  thoufand  precious  gifts 

My  daily  thanks  employ  ; 
Nor  is  the  leaft  a  cheerful  heart, 
Which  taftes  thofe  gifts  with  joy. 

1 1  Through  every  period  of  my  life 

Thy  goodnefs  I'll  purfue  ; 
And  after  death,  in  diftant  worlds, 
The  glorious  theme  reiiew. 

12  When  nature  fails,  and  day  and  night 

Divide  thy  works  no  more  ; 
My  ever  grateful  heart,  O  Lord  I 
Thy  mercy  fliall  adore. 


sect.  2.]  HYMN  35.  Jl 

1 3  Through  all  eternity  to  thee 
A  joyful  fong  I'll  raife — 
For  oh  !  eternity  alone 
Can  utter  all  thy  praife. 


Hymn  35.     7s.  m. 
Praife  to  God  for  his  greatnefs  and  mercy 

1  GLORY  be  to  God  on  high, 
God,  whofe  glory  fills  the  fky  ; 
Peace  on  earth  to  man  forgiv'n, 
Man,  the  well-belov'd  of  heav'n  : 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high, 
God,  whofe  glory  fills  the  fky. 

2  Favour'd  mortals,  raife  the  fong  ; 
Endlefs  thanks  to  God  belong  ; 
Hearts  o'erflowing  with  his  praife, 
Join  the  hymns  your  voices  raife  : 

Glory  be,  &c, 

3  Call  the  tribes  of  beings  round, 
From  creation's  utmoft  bound  ; 
Where  the  Godhead  mines  confefs'd, 
There  be  folemn  praife  addrefs'd  : 

Glory  be,  &c. 
1  Mark  the  wonders  of  his  hand  ! 

Pow'r,  no  empire  can  withfland  ; 

Wifdom,  angels'  glorious  theme  ; 

Goodnefs,  one  eternal  ftream  : 

Glory  be,  &q» 
5  Awful  Being  !   from  thy  throne 

Send  thy'promis'd  bleffings  down  ; 

Let  thy  light,  thy  truth,  thy  peace, 

Bid  our  raging  paflions  ceafe  : 


0  HYMN  36.  [part  ii, 

Hymn   SG.     l.  m. 

Divine  majefty  and  goodnefs  in  the  terrible  appearances 
of  nature. 

1  AWAKE,  my  foul,  to  hymns  of  praife, 
To  God  the  fong  of  triumph  raife  ; 
Adorn'd  with  majefty  divine, 

What  pomp,  what  glory,  Lord,  are  thine  ! 

l2  Light  forms  his  robe,  and  round  his  head 
The  heavens  their  ample  curtain  fpread  ; 
See  on  the  wind's  expanded  wings 
The  chariot  of  the  King  of  kings  ! 

3  Aroun^  him  rang'd  in  awful  ftate, 
Dark  filent  ftorms  attentive  wait  ; 
And  thunders  ready  to  fulfil 

The  mandates  of  his  fov'reign  will. 

4  From  earth's  low  margin  to  the  ikies 
He  bids  the  dufky  vapours  rife  ; 
Then  from  his  magazines  on  high, 
Commands  the  imprifon'd  winds  to  fly, 

5  The  lightning's  pallid  fheet  expands, 
And  fhowers  defcend  on  furrow'd  lands  ; 
Whilft  down  the  mountain's  channel'd  fid^ 
The  torrent  rolls  in  fwelling  pride. 

6  Till  fpent  its  wild  impetuous  force, 
And  fettled  in  its  dettin'd  courfe, 
It  waters  all  the  fruitful  plains, 
And  life  in  various  forms  fuitains. 

7  Thus  clouds,  and  ftorms,  and  fires  obey 
Thy  wife  and  all-controlling  fway  ; 
And  whilft  thy  terrors  round  us  ftand, 
We  fee  a  Father's  bounteous  hand. 


sect.  2.]  HYMN  37.  33 

Hymn  37.     10s.  m. 
Thanks  to  God  for  creation  and  preservation. 

1  THOU  pow'r  fupreme,  by  whofe  command 

we  live  ! 
The  grateful  tribute  of  our  praife  receive  : 
To  thy  indulgence  we  our  being  owe, 
And  all  the  joys  which  from  that  being  flow. 

2  Not  many  funs  have  form'd  the  rolling  year, 
And    run    their   deftin'd    courfes  round   this 

fphere, 
Since  thy  creative  eye  our  form  furvey'd, 
'Midft  undiftinguifh'd  heaps  of  matter  laid, 

3  Thy  fkill  our  elemental  clay  rehVd, 
The  vagrant  particles  in  order  join'd  ; 
With  perfect  fymmetry  compos'd  the  whole. 
And  ftamp'd  thy  facred  image  on  the  foul ; 

4  A  foul  fufceptible  of  endlefs  joy, 

Whofe  frame  nor  force,   nor  time,  fhall  e'er 

deftroy  ; 
Which   mall  furvive,  tho*   nature  claim   our 

breath, 
And  bid  defiance  to  the  darts  of  death  ; 

5  To  realms  of  blifs  with  a&ive  freedom  foar, 
And  live  when  earth  and  fkies  fhall  be  no  more  : 
Author  of  life  !   in  vain  our  voice  efiays 

For  this  immortal  gift  to  fpeak  thy  praife. 

6  How  fhall  our  hearts  their  grateful  fenfe  reveal ; 
Where  all  the  energy  of  words  muft  fail  ? 

O  may  its  influence  in  our  lives  appear, 
And  ev'ry  a&ion  prove  our  thanks  fmcere,  ! 


%4  HYMN  38.  [part 

Hymn  38.     7s.  m. 
Praise  to  God  in  prosperity  and  adversity. 

1  PRAISE  to  God,  immortal  praife, 
For  the  love  that  crowns  our  days  : 
Bounteous  fource  of  ev'ry  joy  ! 
Let  thy  praife  our  tongues  employ  : 

2  For  the  blefiings  of  the  field, 
For  the  ftores  the  gardens  yield  ; 
For  the  vine's  exalted  juice, 
For  the  gen'rous  olive's  ufe. 

3  Flocks  that  whiten  all  the  plain, 
Yellow  fheaves  of  ripen'd  grain  ; 
Clouds  that  drop  their  fatt'ning  dews, 
Suns  that  template  warmth  diffufe. 

4  All  that  Spring  with  bounteous  hand 
Scatters  o'er  the  fmiling  land  ; 

All  that  lib'ral  Autumn  pours 
From  her  rich  o'erflowing  ftores. 

5  Thefe,  to  thee,  our  God  !   we  owe, 
Source  whence  all  our  blefiings  flow  ! 
And  for  thefe  our  fouls  fhall  raife 
Grateful  vows  and  folemn  praife. 

6  Yet  mould  rifing  whirlwinds  tear 
From  its  Item  the  rip'ning  ear  ; 
Should  the  fig-tree's  blafted  moot 
Drop  her  green  untimely  fruit : 

7  Should  the  vine  put  forth  no  more, 
Nor  the  olive  yield  her  ftore  ; 

Tho'  the  fick'ning  flocks  fhould  fall, 
And  the  herds  defert  the  flail  : 

%  Should  thine  alter'd  hand  reftrain, 
The  early  and  the  latter  rain  ; 


sect.  2.]  HYMN  39, 4@.  65 

Blaft  each  op'ning  bud  of  joy, 
And  the  rifing  year  deftroy  : 

9  Still  to  thee  our  fouls  mall  raife 
Grateful  vows  and  folemn  praife ; 
And,  when  ev'ry  blessing's  flown, 
Love  thee — for  thyfelf  alone. 


Hymn  39.     c.  m. 
Prayer  for  spiritual  and  eternal  bleflings. 

1  ETERNAL  fource  of  life  and  light, 

Supremely  good  and  wife  ! 
To  thee  we  bring  our  grateful  vows, 
To  thee  lift  up  our  eyes. 

2  Our  dark  and  erring  minds  illume 

With  truth's  celeftial  rays  ; 
Infpire  our  hearts  with  facred  love, 
And  tune  our  lips  to  praife. 

3  Safely  conduct  us,  by  thy  grace, 

Thro'  life's  perplexing  road  ; 
And  place  us,  when  that  journey's  o'er. 
At  thy  right  hand,   O  God  ! 


Hymn  40.     c.  m. 
The  universal  prayer. 

1  FATHER  of  all !  in  ev'ry  age, 

In  ev'ry  clime  adored, 
By  faint,  by  favage,  or  by  fage, 
The  univerfal  Lord  ! 

2  Thou  great  firft  caufe  !  leaft  undeiftood 

Who  all  my  fenfe  confin'd, 


38  HYMN  40.  [part  h 

To  know  but  this — that  thou  art  good, 
And  that  myfelf  am  blind. 

3  What  confcience  dictates  to  be  done, 

Or  warns  me  not  to  do  ; 
This,  teach  me  more  than  hell  to  fliun, 
That,  more  than  heav'n  purfue. 

4  What  bleflings  thy  free  bounty  gives, 

Let  me  not  call  away  ; 
For  God  is  paid  when  man  receives  ; 
T'  enjoy  is  to  obey. 


Yet,  not  to  earth's  contracted  fpan 
Thy  goodnefs  let  me  bound  ; 

Or  think  thee  Lord  alone  of  man, 
When  thoufand  worlds  are  round. 

Let  not  this  weak,  unknowing  hand 
Prefume  thy  bolts  to  throw  ; 

And  deal  damnation  round  the  land. 
On  each  I  judge  thy  foe. 

If  I  am  right,  thy  grace  impart, 
Still  in  the  right  to  Hay  ; 

If  I  am  wrong,  O  teach  my  heart 
To  find  that  better  way. 

Save  me  alike  from  foolifii  pride, 

Or  impious  difcontent 
At  aught  thy  wifdom  has  deny'd, 

Or  aught  thy  goodnefs  lent. 

Teach  me  to  feel  another's  woe, 

To  hide  the  fault  I  fee  ; 
That  mercy  I  to  others  (how, 

Thnt  mercy  mow  to  me. 


sect.  2.]  HYMN  41.  37 

10  Mean  though  I  am,  not  wholly  fo, 

Since  quicken'd  by  thy  breath  ; 
O  !  lead  me,  where  foe  'er  I  go, 
Thro*  this  day's  life  or  death. 

1 1  This  day  be  bread  and  peace  my  lot ; — 

But  all  beneath  the  fun, 
Thou  know  ft  if  bell  beftow'd  or  not ; 
And  let  thy  will  be  done. 

12  To  thee,  whofe  temple  is  all  fpace, 

Whofe  altar,  earth,  fea,  fides, 
One  chorus  let  all  beings  raife, 
All  nature's  incenfe  rife  I 


Hymn  41.      c.  m. 
The  Lord's  prayer. 

FATHER  of  all!  eternal  mind  ! 

Immenfely  good  and  gre?,t  ! 
Thy  children  form'd  and  blefs'd  by  thee, 

Approach  thine  awful  feat. 

Thy  name  in  hallow'd  ftrains  be  fung ; 

We  join  the  folemn  praife  : 
To  thy  great  name,  with  heart  and  tongue? 

Our  cheerful  homage  raife. 

Thy  mild,  thy  wife,  and  righteous  reign 

Let  ev'ry  being  own  ; 
And  in  our  minds,  thy  work  divine, 

Erect  thy  gracious  throne. 

As  angels  in  the  heav'nly  worlds 

Thy  bleft  commands  fulfil  ; 
So  may  the  creatures  here  below 

Perform  thy  holy  will. 


38  HYMN  42.  [part  i 

5  On  thee  we  day  by  day  depend  ; 

Our  daily  wants  fupply  ; 
With  truth  and  virtue  feed  our  fouls. 
That  they  may  never  die. 

6  Extend  thy  grace  to  ev'ry  fault ; 

Oh  !   let  thy  love  forgive  ; 
Teach  us  divine  forgivenefs  too, 
Nor  let  refentments  live. 

7  Where  tempting  fnares  beftrew  the  way* 

Permit  us  not  to  tread  ; 
Or  turn  all  real  evil  far 

From  our  unguarded  head. 

S  Thy  facred  name  we  would  adore, 
With  cheerful,  humble  mind  : 
And  praife  thy  goodnefs,  pow'r  and  truth, 
Eternal,  unconfin'd  ! 


Hymn  42.     l.  m. 

Paraphrafe  of  the  Lord's  prayer. 

FATHER,  ador'd  in  worlds  above  ! 
Thy  glorious  name  be  hallow'd  ftill  ; 
Thy  kingdom  come  with  pow'r  and  love, 
And  earth  like  heav'n  obey  thy  will. 

Lord  !  make  our  daily  wants  thy  care  ', 
Forgive  the  iins  which  we  forfake  : 
O  let  us  in  thy  kindnefs  (hare, 
As  fellow-men  of  ours  partake. 

Evils  befet  us  every  hour  ! 
Thy  kind  protection  we  implore  : 
Thine  is  the  kingdom,  thine  the  pow'r; 
Be  thine  the  glory  evermore  ! 


sept.  3.]  HYM*}  43,  44.  39 


j  3.    hymns  for  particular   subjects  of 
discourses, 

Hymn  43.     l.   m. 

To  the  unknown  God. 

1  GREAT  God  !  in  vain  man's  narrow  view 
Attempts  to  look  thy  nature  through  : 
Our  laboring  pow'rs  with  rev'rence  own 
Thy  glories  never  can  be  known. 

2  Not  the  high  feraph's  mighty  thought, 
Who  countlefs  years  his  God  has  fought. 
Such  wondrous  height  or  depth  can  fir.  1, 
Or  fully  trace  thy  boundlefs  mind. 

3  Yet  Lord,  thy  kindnefs  deign?   t  3  (how 
Enough  for  mortal  minds  to  kfritiw  ; 
While  wifdom,  goodnefs    poW'r  divine, 
Thro'  all  thy  works  and  conduct  fhine. 

4  O  !   may  our  fouls  with  rapture  trace 
Thy  works  of  nature  and  of  grace  ; 
Explore  thy  facred  truth,  and  flill 
Prefs  on  to  know  and  do  thy  will ! 

Hymn  44.     l.  m. 

God's  omaifcience  and  omniprefencr. 

1  FATHER  of  all !  omnifcient  mind  ! 
Thy  wifdom  who  can  comprehend  ? 
Its  higheft  point  what  eye  can  find, 
Or  to  its  lowefl  depths  defcend  ? 


40  HYMN  45.  [part   h. 

2  What  cavern  deep,  what  hill  fublime, 
Beyond  thy  reach,  fhall  I  purfue  ? 
What  dark  recefs,  what  diftant  clime, 
Shall  hide  me  from  thy  boundlefs  view  ? 

3  If  up  to  heavVs  ethereal  height, 
Thy  profpecl:  to  elude,  I  rife  ; 

In  fplendour  there,  fupremely  bright, 
Thy  prefence  (hall  my  fight  furprife. 

4  Thee,  mighty  God  !   my  wond'ring  foul, 
Thee,  all  her  confcious  pow'rs  adore  ; 
Whofe  being  circumfcribes  the  whole, 
Whofe  eyes  the  univerfe  explore. 

5  Thine  eflence  fills  this  breathing  frame, 
It  glows  in  ev'iy  vital  part ; 

Lights  up  my  foul  with  livelier  flame, 
And  feeds  with  life  my  beating  heart. 

6  To  thee,  from  whom  my  being  came, 
Whofe  fmile  is  all  the  heav'n  I.  know  ! 
Infpir'd  with  this  exalted  theme, 

To  thee  my  grateful  ftrains  fhall  flow. 


Hymn  45.     l.  m. 
The  majefty  of  God. 

1  YE  weak  inhabitants  of  clay, 
Ye  trifling  infects  of  a  day  ! 

Low  in  your  native  duft  bow  down 
Before  th*  Eternal's  awful  throne. 

2  Let  Lebanon  her  cedars  bring 

To  blaze  before  the  fovereign  king, 
And  all  the  beafts,  that  on  it  feed, 
As  victims  at  his  altar  bleed. 


sect.  S.J  HYMN  46.  H 

3  Loud  let  ten  thoufand  trumpets  found, 
And  call  remoteft  nations  round, 
Aflembled  on  the  crowded  plains, 
Princes  and  people,  kings  and  fwains. 

4  Join'd  with  the  living,  let  the  dead, 
Rifing,  the  face  of  earth  o'erfpread  ; 
And  while  his  praife  unites  their  tongues, 
Let  angels  echo  back  the  fongs. 

5  The  drop  that  from  the  bucket  falls, 
The  dud  that  hangs  upon  the  fcales, 
Is  more  to  iky,  and  earth,  and  fea, 
Than  all  this  pomp,  great  God  !  to  thee. 

Hymn  46.      l.   m. 
The  all-feeing  God. 

1  LORD,    thou    haft    fearch'd   and    feen    us 

through  ; 
Thine  eye  commands,  with  piercing  view, 
Our  waking  and  our  deeping  hours, 
Our  heart  and  flefli,  with  all  their  pow'ra. 

2  Our  thoughts,  before  they  are  our  own, 
Are  to  our  God  diftin6Uy  known  : 
He  knows  the  words  we  mean  to  fpeak, 
Ere  from  our  op'ning  lips  they  break. 

3  Within  thy  circling  power  we  ftand  ; 
On  every  fide  we  find  thy  hand  : 
Awake,  afleep,  at  home,  abroad, 
We  are  furrounded  full  with  God. 

4  Amazing  knowledge,  vafc  and  great ! 
What  large  extent !  what  lofty  height  ! 
Our  fouls,  with  all  the  pow'rs  they  boaft, 
Are  in  the  boundleis  profpeft  loft. 


42  HYMN  46.  [part  h. 

5  O  may  thefe  thoughts  poflefs  our  bread, 
Where-e'er  we  rove,  where-e'er  we  reft  ! 
Nor  let  our  weaker  paffions  dare 
Confent  to  fin  ;  for  God  is  there. 


(i  Could  we  fo  falfe,  fo  faithlefs  prove, 
To  quit  thy  fervice  and  thy  love, 
Where,  Lord,  could  we  thy  prefence  fhun. 
Or  from  thy  dreadful  glory  run  ? 

7  If  mounted  on  a  morning-ray 
We  fly  beyond  the  weftern  fea, 
Thy  fwifter  hand  would  firit  arrive, 
And  there  arreft  the  fugitive. 

8  Or  mould  we  try  to  fhun  thy  fight 
Beneath  the  fpreading  veil  of  night, 
One  glance  of  thine,  one  piercing  ray, 
Would  kindle  darknefs  into  day. 

9  The  veil  of  night  is  no  difguife, 

No  fcreen  from  thine  alKfearching  eyes  ; 
Thy  hand  can  feize  thy  foes  as  foon 
Thro*  midnight-fhades  as  blazing  noon. 

10  Midnight  and  noon  in  this  agree, 
Great  God,  they  're  both  alike  to  thee  j 
Not  death  can  hide  what  thou  wilt  fpy, 
And  hell  lies  naked  to  thine  eye. 

HO  may  thefe  thoughts  poffefs  our  breaft, 
Where-e'er  we  rove,  where-e'er  we  reft  ! 
Nor  let  our  weaker  paffions  dare 
Confent  to  fin  ;  for  God  is  there. 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  47,  48.  43 

Hymn  47.    l.  m. 
God  the  intellectual  light. 

1  PRAISE  to  the  Lord  of  boundlefs  might, 
With  uncreated  glories  bright  ! 

His  prefence  gilds  the  world  above  ; 
Th'  unchanging  fource  of  light  and  love. 

2  Our  rifing  earth  his  eye  beheld, 
When  in  fubftantial  darknefs  veil'd  ; 
The  lhapelefs  chaos,  nature's  womb, 
Lay  bury'd  in  eternal  gloom. 

3  Let  there  be  light  I  Jehovah  faid, 
And  light  o'er  all  its  face  was  fpread  : 
Nature,  array'd  in  charms  unknown, 
Gay  with  its  new-born  luflre  fhone. 

4  He  fees  the  mind,  when  loft  it  lies 
In  fhades  of  ignorance  and  vice  ; 
And  darts  from  heav'n  a  vivid  ray, 
And  changes  midnight  into  day. 

5  Our  fouls  reviv'd  by  heav'n-born  light, 
Shall  be  in  all  thy  image  bright, 
While  all  our  faculties  fhall  join 

To  praife  the  Lord  of   light  divine. 


Hymn  48.     l.  m. 
God  the  leader  of  his  people. 

1  O  GOD  of  our  forefathers  !  hear, 
And  make  thy  faithful  mercies  known, 
While  we  with  confidence  draw  near, 
And  place  our  trull  on  thee  alone. 

2  Arife,  as  in  the  ancient  days, 
(The  ancient  annals  fpeak  thy  fame) 


44  HYMN  49.  [part 

Be  now  omnipotently  nigh, 
To  endlefs  ages  ft  ill  the  fame. 

3  prom  Egypt  when  thy  chofen  race 
Triumphant  urg'd  their  wondrous  way, 
Divinely  led,  behold  they  pafs 

Th'  unwatry  deep,  the  empty'dfea: 

4  At  diftance  heap'd  on  either  hand, 
Yielding  a  ftrange  unbeaten  road, 
In  cryital  walls  the  waters  ftand, 
And  own  the  arm  of  IfraePs  God. 

5  That  arm,  which  is  not  fhorten'd  now, 
Which  wants  not  now  the  pow'r  to  fave, 
Shall,  prefent  with  thy  people  Hill, 
Bear  them  o'er  life's  tumultuous  wave. 

6  By  earth  and  hell  purfu'd  in  vain, 
To  thee  thy  chofen  feed  (hall  come, 
Shouting,  their  heav'nly  Canaan  gain, 
And  pafs  thro'  death  triumphant  home. 


Hymn  49.     C  m, 
God's  dominion    and  decrees. 

1  KEEP  filence,  all  created  things, 

And  own  your  maker  God  ! 
Our  trembling  fouls  with  awe  profound, 
Would  fpread  his  name  abroad. 

2  Life,  death,  and  hell,  and  worlds  unknown 

Hang  on  his  firm  decree  ; 
He  fits  on  no  precarious  throne, 
Nor  borrows  leave  to  be. 

P»  Unnumber'd  ages  ere  the  fkies 
Were  into  motion  brought, 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  50.  45 

Whate'er  through  endlefs  years  mould  rife 
Stood  prefent  to  his  thought. 

4  His  mighty  voice  bade  ancient  night 

Her  endlefs  realms  refign  ; 
And  lo  !   ten  thoufand  globes  of  light 
In  fields  of  a^ure  fhine. 

5  There's  not  a  fparrow  nor  a  worm, 

O'erlook'd  in  his  decrees  : 

He  raifes  monarchs  to  a  throne, 

Or  finks  with  equal  eafe. 

6  If  light  attend  the  courfe  we  go, 

'Tis  he  provides  the  rays  ; 
And  'tis  his  hand  that  hides  the  fun, 
If  darknefs  cloud  our  days. 

7  Trufting  thy  wifdom,  God  of  love  ! 

We  would  not  wifh  to  know 
What  in  the  book  of  thy  decrees 
Awaits  us  here  below. 

8  Be  this  alone  our  fervent  pray'r, 

Whate'er  our  lot  mall  be : 
Or  joys  or  forrows,  may  they  form 
Our  fouls  for  heavn,  and  thee  ! 


Hym»  50.     c.   m. 
The  eternal  dominion  of  God. 

5  GREAT  God,  how  infinite  art  thou  ! 
How  frail  and  weak  are  we  ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praife  to  thee^ 

2  Thy  throne  eternal  ages  ftood, 
Ere  earth  or  heav'n  was  made  : 


46  HYMN  51.  [part  ii, 

Thou  art  the  ever-living  God, 
Were  all  the  nations  dead. 

3  Nature  and  time  quite  naked  lie 
To  thine  immenfe  furvey, 
From  the  formation  of  the  iky, 
To  the  great  burning  day. 

4?  Eternity,  with  all  its  years, 

Stands  prefent  in  thy  view  ; 
To  thee  there's  nothing  old  appears  ; 
Great  God  !   there's  nothing  new. 

5  Our  lives  through  varying  fcenes  are  drawn, 

And  vex'd  with  trifling  cares, 
While  thine  eternal  thought  moves  on 
Thine  undifturb'd  affairs, 

6  Great  God,  how  infinite  art  thou  ! 

How  frail  and  weak  are  we  ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praife  to  thee. 


Hymn  51.     l.  m. 

God  eternal  and  unchangeable, 

1  ALL-pow'rful,  felf-exiftent  God, 
Who  all  creation  doft  fuftain  ! 
Thou  waft,  and  art,  and  art  to  come, 
And  everlailing  is  thy  reign. 

2  Fix'd  and  eternal  as  thy  days, 
Each  glorious  attribute  divine, 
Thro'  ages  infinite,  (hall  Itill 
With  undiminifh'd  luftre  lhine, 

3  Fountain  of  being,  fource  of  good  ! 
Immutable  doft  thou  remain  : 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  52.  47 

Nor  can  the  (hadow  of  a  change 
Obfcure  the  glories  of  thy  reign . 

4?  Nature  her  order  fliall  reverfe, 

Revolving  feafons  ceafe  their  round  ; 
Nor  fpring  appear  with  blooming  pride', 
Nor  autumn  be  with  plenty  crown'd  : 

5  Yon  mining  orbs  forget  their  courfe, 
The  fun  his  deftin'd  path  forfake, 
And  burning  defolation  mark 
Amid  the  world  his  wand'ring  track  : 

6  Earth  may  with  all  her  pow'rs  diffolve, 
If  fuch  the  great  Creator's  will  : 

But  thou  for  ever  art  the  fame, 
I  AM  is  thy  memorial  ftill. 


Hymn  52.      p.  m. 

The  unrivalled  power  and  dominion  of  God. 

1  JEHOVAH  reigns  !  let  every  nation  hear, 
And  at  his  footilool  bow  with  holy  fear  ; 
Let  heavVs  high  arches  echo  with  his  name, 
And  the  wide-peopl'd  earth  his  praife proclaim ; 

Then  fend  it  down  to  hell's  deep  glooms  re- 
founding, 

Through  all  her  caves  in  dreadful  murmurs 
founding. 

2  He  rules  with  wide  and  abfolute  command, 
O'er  the  broad  ocean  and  the  fteadfaft  land  ; 
Jehovah  reigns,  unbounded  and  alone, 
And  all  creation  hangs  upon  his  throne. 

He  reigns  alone  ;  let  no  inferior  nature 
Ufurp,  or  fhare  the  throne  of  the  Creator. 


48  HYMN  53.  [part  ii. 

3  This  earthly  globe,  the  creature  of  a  day, 
Though  built  by  God's  right  hand,  mult  pafs 

away  ; 
And  long  oblivion  creep  o'er  mortal  things, 
The  fate  of  empires  and  the  pride  of  kings  : 
Eternal  night  shall  veil  their  proudeft  ftory, 
And  drop  the  curtain  o'er  all  human  glory. 

4  The    fun  himfelf,  with  gath'ring  clouds  op- 

preft, 
Shall  in  his  filent,  dark  pavilion  reft  ; 
His  golden  urn  (hall  break,  and  ufelefs  lie, 
Amid  the  common  ruins  of  the  iky  ; 
The  ftars  rum  headlong  in  the  wild  commotion, 
And  bathe  their  glitt'ring  foreheads  in  the  ocean. 

5  But  fix'd,  O  God  !   for  ever  ftands  thy  throne: 
Jehovah  reigns,  a  univerfe  alone  : 

Th'  eternal  lire  that  feeds  each  vital  flame, 
Collected,  or  difPus'd,  is  ftill  the  fame  : 
He  dwells  within  his  own  unfathom'd  effence, 
And  fills  all  fpace  with  his  unbounded  prefence. 

6  But  oh  !   our  higheft  notes  the  theme  debafe, 
And  filence  is  our  leaft  injurious  praife  : 
Ceafe,  ceafe,  your  fongs,  the  daring  flight  con- 
trol ; 

Revere  him  in  the  ftillnefs  of  the  foul  : 
With  filent  duty  meekly  bend  before  him, 
And  deep  within  your  inmofl  hearts  adore  him . 


Hymn  53.     l.  m. 
Providence    and    Grace. 
1   THY  providence  fupplies  our  food, 
And  'tis  thy  blefiing  makes  it  good  ; 


se£t.  3.]  HYMN  5*.  4# 

Our  fouls  are  nourifh'd  by  thy  word — 

Let  foul  and  body  praife  the  Lord. 
2  Our  ftreams  of  outward  comfort  came 

From  him  who  built  this  earthly  frame  t 

Whate'er  we  want  his  mercies  give, 

By  whom  our  fouls  for  ever  live. 
S  Either  his  hand  preferves  from  pain, 

Or,  if  we  feel  it,  heals  again  ; 

From  outward  evils  fnields  our  breah% 

Or  over-rules  it  for  the  beft. 

4  Forgive  the  fong  that  falls  fo  low 
Beneath  the  gratitude  we  owe  : 
It  meant  thy  praife,  however  poor — 
An  angel's  fong  can  do  no  more. 

Hymn  54?.     c.  m. 

God  every  where  the  refuge  of  his  servant.. 

1  HOW  are  thy  fervants  bleft,  Q  Lord  ! 

How  fure  is  their  defence  ! 
Eternal  wifdom  is  their  guide, 
Their  help  omnipotence. 

2  In  foreign  realms,  and  lands  remote, 

Supported  by  thy  care, 
They  pafs  unhurt,  thro'  burning  climes, 
And  breathe  in  tainted  air. 

3  Thy  mercy  fweetens  ev'ry  foil, 

Makes  ev'ry  region  pleafe  ; 
The  hoary  frozen  hills  it  warms, 
And  fmooths  the  bois'trous  feas. 

\  Tho'  by  the  dreadful  tempeft  tofs'd 
High  on  the  broken  wave, 

E 


50  HYMN  55.  [part  u, 

They  know  thou  art  not  ilow  to  hear, 
Nor  impotent  to  fave. 

5  The  florm  is  laid,  the  winds  retire, 

Obedient  to  thy  will  : 
The  fea,  that  roars  at  thy  command, 
At  thy  command  is  Hill. 

6  From  all  our  griefs  and  flraits,  O  Lord  ■ 

Thy  mercy  fets  us  free, 
While  in  the  confidence  of  pray'r 
Our  hearts  take  hold  on  thee. 

7  In  midfl  of  dangers,  fears,  and  death. 

Thy  goodnefs  we'll  adore  ; 
And  praife  thee  for  thy  mercies  paft. 
And  humbly  hope  for  more. 

S  Our  lives,  while  thou  preferv'ft  our  lives, 
Thy  facrifice  fhall  be  ; 
And  O  may  death,  when  death  (hall  come, 
Unite  our  fouls  to  thee  ! 


Hymn  55.     cl.  l.  m. 

God  our  fhepherd. 

THE  Lord  my  paflure  fhall  prepare, 
And  feed  me  with  a  fhepherd's  care  : 
His  prefence  fhall  my  wants  fupply, 
And  guard  me  with  a  watchful  eye  : 
My  noon-day  walks  he  will  attend, 
And  all  my  midnight  hours  defend. 

When  in  the  fultry  glebe  I  faint, 
Or  on  the  thirily  mountain  pant  ; 
To  fertile  vales  and  dewy  meads, 
My  weary,  wand'ring  fleps  he  leads, 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  56.  51 

Where  peaceful  rivers,  foft  and  flow9 
Amid  the  verdant  landfcape  flow. 

3  Tho*  in  a  bare  and  rugged  way, 
Thro'  devious,  lonely  wilds  I  ftray, 
Thy  bounty  mail  my  pains  beguile  : 
The  barren  wildernefs  (hall  fmile, 
With  fudden  greens  and  herbage  crown'd, 
And  ftreams  mail  murmur  all  around. 

4f  Tho'  in  the  paths  of  death  I  tread, 
With  gloomy  horrors  overfpread, 
My  ftedfaft  heart  mail  fear  no  ill, 
For  thou,  O  Lord  !   art  with  me  flill ; 
Thy  friendly  crook  fhall  give  me   aid, 
And  guide  me  thro'  the  dreadful  made, 


Hymn  56.      c.  m. 

The  bleffings  of  Providence. 

1  ALMIGHTY  Father  !   gracious  Lord  ! 

Kind  guardian  of  our  days  ! 

Thy  mercies  let  our  hearts  record 

In  fongs  of  grateful  praife. 

2  In  life's  firft  dawn,  our  tender  frame 

Was  thy  indulgent  care, 
Long  ere  we  could  pronounce  thy  name, 
Or  breathe  our  infant  pray'r. 

3  When  reafon  with  our  ftature  grew, 

How  weak  her  brighteft  ray  ! 

How  little  of  our  God  we  knew  ! 

How  apt  from  thee  to  ftray  ! 

4  Around  our  path  what  dangers  rofe  ! 

What  mares  o'erforead  our  road  ! 


5%  HYMN  57.  part  ii.] 

No  power  could  guard  us  from  our  foes, 
But  our  preferver,  God. 

5  When  life  hung  trembling  on  a  breath, 

'Twas  thy  unceafing  love 
That  fav  d  us  from  impending  death, 
And  bade  our  fears  remove. 

6  Lord,  when  this  mortal  frame  decays, 

And  every  weaknefs  dies, 
Complete  the  wonders  of  thy  grace, 
And  raife  us  to  the  flues. 

7  Then  fhall  our  joyful  powers  unite 

In  more  exalted  lays  ; 
And  join  the  happy  fons  of  light 
In  everlaiting  praife. 


Hymn  57 »     c.  m. 

Eternity  of  God. 

1  O  THOU  the  firft,  the  greatefl  friend 

Of  all  the  human  race  ! 
Whofe  ftrong  right  hand  has  ever  been 
Their  flay  and  dwelling  place  ! 

2  Before  the  mountains  heav'd  their  heads 

Beneath  thy  forming  hand  ; 
Before  this  pond'rous  globe  itfelf 
Arofe  at  thy  command  ; 

3  That  pow'r  which  rais'd,  and  ftill  upholdf 

This  univerfal  frame, 
From  countlefs,  unbeginning  time, 
Was  ever  ftill  the  fame. 

4  Thofe  mighty  periods  of  years, 

Which  feeai  to  us  fo  vaft, 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  58.  53 

Appear  no  more  before  thy  fight, 
Than  yefterday  that's  pail. 


Hymn  58.      c.   m. 
The  creation  of  the  world. 

1  LET  heav'n  arife,  let  earth  appear ! 

Said  the  Almighty  Lord  : 
The  heav'n s  arofe,  the  earth  appeared 
At  his  creating  word. 

2  Thick  darknefs  brooded  o'er  the  deep  : 

God  faid,   Let  there  he  light  ! 
The  light  (hone  forth  with  fmiling  ray, 
And  fcatter'd  ancient  night. 

5  He  bade  the  clouds  afeend  on  high  ; 
The  clouds  afeend,  and  bear 
A  wat'ry  treafure  to  the  fky, 
And  float  upon  the  air. 

4?  The  liquid  element  below 

Was  gather'd  by  his  hand, 
The  rolling  feas  together  flow, 
And  leave  the  folid  land. 

5  With  herbs,  and  plants,  and  fruitful  trees 

The  new-form'd  globe  he  crown'd, 
Ere  there  was  rain  to  blefs  the  foil, 
Or  fun  to  warm  the  ground. 

6  Then  high  in  heav'n's  refplendent  arch 

He  plac'd  thofe  orbs  of  light  ; 

He  caus'd  the  fun  to  rule  the  day, 

The  moon  to  rule  the  night. 

7  Next,  from  the  deep,  th'  almighty  king. 

Did  vital  beings  frame  ; 


54  HYMN  59.  [part  h. 

Fowls  of  the  air  of  ev'ry  wing, 
And  fifh  of  ev'ry  name. 

8  To  all  the  various  brutal  tribes, 

He  gave  their  wondrous  birth ; 
At  once  the  lion  and  the  worm 
Sprang  from  the  teeming  earth. 

9  Then,  chief  o'er  all  his  works  below, 

At  laft  was  Adam  made. 
His  Maker's  image  blefs'd  his  foul, 
And  glory  crown'd  his  head. 

10  Fair  in  th'  almighty  Maker's  eye, 

The  whole  creation  ftood  ; 
He  view'd  the  fabric  he  had  rais'd  ; 
His  word  pronounc'd  it  good. 


&YMN  59.       c.  M. 
Creation  of  man. 

1   A  GOD,  a  God,  the  wide  earth  (bouts  1 
A  God  !    the  heav'ns  reply  : 
He  moulded  in  his  palm  the  world, 
And  hung  it  in  the  fky. 

2  "  Let  us  make  man" — with  beauty  clad, 

And  health  in  ev'ry  vein, 
And  reafon  thron'd  upon  his  brow, 
Steppd  forth  majeftic  man. 

3  Around  he  turns  his  wond'ring  eyes, 

All  nature's  works  furveys  ; 
Admires  the  earth,  the  fides,  himfelf ! 
And  tries  his  tongue  in  praife. 

4  Ye  hills,  and  vales  !   ye  meads  and  woods  ! 

Sun  !   with  o'erpow'ring  glare, 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  60.  55 

Fair  creatures,  tell  me,  if  ye  can, 
From  whence,  and  what  we  are  ? 

5  What  parent  pow'r,  all  great  and  good, 
Do  thefe  around  me  own  ? 
Tell  me,  creation,  tell  me  how 
T'  adore  the  vail  unknown  ! 


Hymn  60.     c.  m. 
The  £rft  and  fecond  coming  of  CbrifL 

i    SING  to  the  Lord,  ye  diftant  lands  I 
Ye  tribes  of  ev'ry  tongue  ! 
His  new-difcover'd  grace  demands 
A  new  and  nobler  fong. 

2  Say  to  the  nations,  Jefus  came, 
A  guilty  world  to  fave  ; 
From  vice  and  error  to  reclaim, 
And  refcue  from  the  grave. 

}   Let  heav'n  proclaim  the  joyful  day  ; 
Joy  through  the  earth  be  feen  ; 
Let  cities  fhine  in  bright  array, 
And  fields  in  cheerful  green. 

I  Y»~ith  pleafure  lift  your  wond'riug  eyes, 
Ye  iflands  of  the  fea  ! 
Ye  mountains  !  fink  ;  ye  valleys  !   rife  ; 
Prepare  the  Saviour's  way. 

5  Behold  he  comes !  he  comes  to  blefs 

The  nations  from  their  God  ; 
To  fhew  the  world  his  righteoufnefs, 
And  fend  his  truth  abroad. 

6  Again  he  comes,  with  pow'rful  voice, 

To  wake-  the  num'rous  dead, 


56  HYMN  61.  [part  ii. 

And  call  his  churches  to  rejoice 
With  their  exalted  head. 

7  When  he,  who  is  our  life,  draws  near, 
And  all  his  glory  view, 
His  faithful  fervants  (hall  appear 
With  him  in  glory  too. 


Hymn  61.     l.   m. 
Chrifl  the  image  of  the  invifible  God. 

X   THOU,  Lord,  by  mortal  eyes  unfeen, 
And  by  thy  offspring  here,  unknown, 
To  manifeit.  thyfelf  to  men, 
Hail  fet  thy  image  in  thy  Son. 

2  As  the  bright  fun's  meridian  blaze 
O'erwhelms  and  pains  our  feeble  fight, 
But  cheers  us  with  his  fofter  rays 
When  mining  with  reflected  light ; 

3  So  in  thy  Son  thy  pow'r  divine, 
Thy  wifdom,  juftice,  truth,  and  love 
With  mild  and  pleafmg  luftre  mine, 
Reflected  from  thy  throne  above. 

£  Though  Jews  who  granted  not  his  claim. 
Contemptuous  turn'd  away  their  face  ; 
Yet  thole,  who  trufted  in  his  name, 
Beheld  in  him  thy  truth  and  grace. 

5  O  thou  !  at  whofe  almighty  word 
Fair  light  at  firft  from  davknefs  fhone, 
Teach  us  to  know  our  glorious  Lord, 
And  trace  the  Father  in  the  Son. 

6  Whilp  we,  thine  "mage  there  difpIayM. 
With  love  and  admiration  view, 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  62.  5" 

Form  us  in  Iikenefs  to  our  head, 
That  we  may  bear  thy  image  tod-, 


Hymn  62.      s.   m. 
Chrifl  the  light  of  the  world. 

BEHOLD,  the  Prince  of  peace 
The  chofen  of  the  Lord, 
God's  well-beloved  fon,  fulfils 
The  fure  prophetic  word. 

No  royal  pomp  adorns 
This  king  of  righteoufnefs  : 
Meeknefs  and  patience,  truth  and  love? 
Compofe  his  princely  drefs. 

The  fpirit  of  the  Lord, 
In  rich  abundance  fhed, 
On  this  great  prophet  gently  lights, 
And  refts  upon  his  head. 

Jefus,  thou  light  of  men  ! 
Thy  doctrine  life  imparts  : 
O  may  we  feel  its  quick*ning  powV 
To  warm  and  glad  our  hearts  ! 

Cheer'd  by  its  beams,  our  fouls 
Shall  run  the  heav'nly  way  : 
The  path  which  Chrifl  unwearied  trod?. 
Will  lead  to  endlefs  day. 


Hymn  63.    l.  w. 

The   kingdom    of  Chrift. 

I   GREAT  God  !   whofe  univerfal  fway 
The  known  and  unknown  worlds  obey  : 


56  HYMN   64-  [part  ti 

Extend  the  kingdom  of  thy  fon, 
Till  ev'ry  land  his  laws  fhall  own. 

2  They  form  to  righteoufnefs  the  mind, 
To  all  that's  candid,  gentle,  kind  ; 
Infpire  with  love  the  human  breaft, 
And  ftormy  pafllons  footh  to  reft. 

4<  As  gentle  rain  on  parching  ground, 
His  gofpel  fheds  its  influence  round  ; 
Its  grace  on  fainting  fouls  diftils, 
Like  heav'nly  dew  on  thirfty  hills. 

5  The  heathen  lands  that  lie  beneath 
The  {hades  of  darknefs  and  of  death, 
Revive  at  its  firft  dawning  light, 
And  deferts  blofTom  at  the  fight. 

6  His  throne  immoveable  fhall  ftand, 
Upheld  by  thine  almighty  hand  ; 

His  kingdom  ftretch  from  more  to  more 
Till  moons  fhall  wax  and  wane  no  more. 


Hymn  64.     h.  m. 
Fruitful  fliowers,  emblems  of  the  effe&s  of  the  gofpei 

1  MARK  the  foft-falling  fnow, 
And  the  defcending  rain  ! 

To  heav'n  from  whence  it  fell, 
It  turns  not  back  again  ; 

But  waters  earth 

Thro*  every  pore, 

And  calls  forth  all 

Her  fecret  ftore. 

2  Array'd  in  beauteous  green 
The  hills  and  vallies  mine, 


sect.  3.2  HYMN  65. 

And  man  and  beaft  are  fed 
By  providence  divine  : 
The  harveft  bows 
Its  golden  ears, 
The  copious  feed 
Of  future  years. 
3     So,  faith  the  God  of  grace. 
My  gofpel  (hall  defcend, 
Almighty  to  efFed 
The  purpofe  I  intend  j 
Millions  of  fouls 
Shall  feel  its  pow'r, 
And  bear  it  down 
To  millions  more. 


Hymn  65.     61.  l.  vL. 

Jefus   Chrift. 
SAGES  of  ancient  lettered  times  ! 
In  ev'ry  age,  and  difPrent  climes, 

For  wifdom  fam'd  among  mankind, 
Withdraw  your  thinly-fcatter'd  rays. 
Before  the  broad  o'erpow'ring  blaze 

Of  the  fupreme  eternal  mind. 

Mercy's  great  year,  in  heav'n  enroll'd, 
By  feers  fucceeding  feers  foretold, 

Was  now  with  folemn  pomp  unfeal'd  . 
Light  of  the  world,  Meffiah  came, 
In  his  almighty  Father's  name, 

And  immortality  reveaPd. 
Fill'd  with  his  Fathers  ftrength  he  taught 
The  dumb  in  rapture  fpeak  their  thought, 

The  lame  leap  like  the  bounding  roe  : 


59 


SO  HYMN  66,  [part  u- 

The  raylefs  eyeballs  drink  the  light, 
Death  yields  his  spoils  to  Je.fus'  might. 

And  demons  fhrink  to  fhades  below. 
$  O  works  of  pow'r,  O  works  of  love, 
Ethereal  embaffage  to  prove, 

That  ev'ry  rifing  doubt  controul  ; 
Pledge  of  the  pow'r  and  love  more  flrong, 
Which  to  the  Son  of  God  belong, 

To  heal  the  miferies  of  the  foul. 

5  Prince  of  celeftial  peace,  to  thee 
Shall  bow  in  reverence  every  knee, 

From  ev'ry  mouth  thy  praifes  flow  ; 
AH  thy  commands  are  mild  and  juft, 
Thy  promife  faithful  to  our  truft, 

Will  pardon,  peace,  and  heav'n  beftow. 


Hymn  66.      c.  m. 

The  million  of  Jelus  Chrifl. 

1  HARK  the  glad  found  !  the  Saviour  comes 

The  Saviour  promis'd  long  ! 
Let  ev  ry  heart  a  throne  prepare, 
And  ev'ry  voice  a  fong. 

2  On  him  the  fpirit  largely  pour'd, 

Exerts  its  holy  fire  ; 
Wifdom,  and  pow'r,  and  zeal,  and  love 
His  facred  breaft  infpire. 

3  He  comes,  the  pris'ners  to  releafe, 

In  wretched  bondage  held  : 
The  gates  of  brafs  before  him  burft- 
The  iron  fetters  yield. 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  67.  SI 

4  He  comes  from  thickeft  films  of  vice 

To  clear  the  mental  ray  ; 
And  on  the  eye-balls  of  the  blind, 
To  pour  celeftial  day. 

5  He  comes,  the  broken  heart  to  .bind, 

The  wounded  foul  to  cure  ; 
And,  with  the  treafures  of  his  grace, 
Enrich  the  humble  poor. 

6  Our  fongs  of  joy  and  gratitude 

His  welcome  mail  proclaim  : 
Hail  to  the  prince  of  pe^ce,  who  comes 
In  God  our  father's  name  ! 


Hymn  67.     h.  m, 
Chriit  feen  of  angels. 
O  YE  immortal  throng 
Of  angels  round  the  throne  I 
Join  with  our  feeble  fong 
To  make  the  Saviour  known 

On  earth  ye  knew 

His  wondrous  grace, 

His  radiant  face 

In  heaven  ye  view. 

Ye  favv  the  heav'n-born  child 
In  fimpleft  form  array' d, 
Benevolent  and  mild, 
While  in  the  manger  laid  : 

And  praife  to  God, 

And  peace  on  earth. 

For  fuch  a  birth, 

ProcLaim'd  aleud. 
F 


62  HYMN  67.  [part  ii. 

3     Ye  in  the  wilderncfs 

Beheld  the  tempter  fpoil'd, 
Well  known  in  every  drefs, 
In  every  combat  foil'd  : 

And  joy  d  to  crown 

The  vi&or's  head, 

When  Satan  fled 

Before  his  frown. 

4t    Around  the  bloody  tree 
Ye  prefs'd  with  ftrong  defire, 
That  wondrous  fight  to  fee, 
The  Lord  of  life  expire  ; 

And  could  your  eyes 

Have  known  a  tear, 

Had  dropp'd  it  there 

In  fad  furprife. 

5  Around  his  facred  tomb 
A  willing  watch  ye  keep  ; 
Till  the  bleft  moment  come 
To  roufe  him  from  his  fleep  i 

Then  roll'd  the  ftone, 
And  all  ador'd 
Your  rifing  Lord 
With  joy  unknown. 

6  When  all  array'd  in  light 
The  mining  conqu'ror  rode, 
Ye  hail'd  his  rapt  rous  flight 
Up  to  the  throne  of  God  ; 

And  wav'd  around 
Your  golden  wings, 
And  ftruck  your  firings 
Of  fweeteft  found. 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  68.  63 

7     The  warbling  notes  purfue, 
And  louder  anthems  raife  ; 
While  mortals  fing  with  you 
Their  own  Redeemer's  praife  j 

And  thou,  my  heart, 

With  equal  flame, 

And  joy  the  fame, 

Perform  thy  part. 


Hymn  68.     c.  m. 
The  light  and  glory  of  God's  word. 

1  WHAT  glory  gilds  the  facred  page, 

Majeftic  like  the  fun  ! 
It  gives  a  light  to  ev'ry  age, 
It  gives,  but  borrows  none. 

2  His  hand  that  gave  it,  ftill  fupplies 

His  gracious  light  and  heat  ; 
His  truths  upon  the  nations  rife, 
They  rife,  but  never  fet. 

3  Let  everlafting  thanks  be  thine, 

For  fuch  a  bright  difplay, 
As  makes  a  world  of  darknefs  mine 
With  beams  of  heav'nly  day. 

4  My  foul  rejoices  to  purfue 

The  paths  of  truth  and  love  ; 
Till  glory  breaks  upon  my  view 
In  brighter  worlds  above. 


6*  HYMN  69,  70.  [part  ii. 

Hymn  69.      l.   m. 

Faith  in  the  invifible  God. 

1  ETERNAL  and  immortal  King  ! 
Thy  peerlefs  fplendours  none  can  bear  ; 
But  darknefs  veils  feraphic  eyes, 
When  God  with  all  his  glory's  there. 

2  Yet  faith  can  pierce  the  awful  gloom, 
The  great  Invifible  can  fee  ; 

And  with  its  tremblings  mingle  joy, 
In  fix'd  regards,  great  God  !  to  thee  ! 

3  Then  ev'ry  tempting  form  of  fin, 
Aw'd  by  thy  prefence,  difappears  ; 
And  all  the  glowing  raptur'd  foul 
The  likenefs  it  contemplates,  wears. 

4-  O  ever  confcious  to  my  heart  ! 
Witnefs  to  its  fupreme  defire  : 
Behold  it  prefles  on  to  thee, 
For  it  hath  caught  the  heav'nly  fire. 

5  This  one  petition  would  it  urge — 
To  bear  thee  ever  in  its  fight, 
In  life,  in  death,  in  worlds  unknown, 
Its  only  portion  and  delight  1 


Hymn  70.     l.   m. 
Imitation  of  God. 

1   GREAT  God  !   thy  peerlefs  excellence 
Let  all  created  natures  own  : 
Deep  on  our  minds  imprefs  the  fenf'- 
Of  glories,  which  are  thine  alone. 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  71.  G5 

2  Let  thefe  our  admiration  raife, 
And  fill  us  with  religious  awe  : 

Tune  all  our  hearts  and  tongues  to  praife, 
And  bend  us  to  thy  holy  law. 

3  But  where  we  may  refemble  thee, 
And  in  thy  godlike  nature  mare  ; 
Thine  humble  followers  let  us  be, 
And  fomewhat  of  thy  likenefs  bear. 

4  Pure  may  we  be,  averfe  from  fin, 
Jnft,  holy,  merciful,  and  true  ; 
And  let  thine  image,  form'd  within, 
Shine  out  in  all  we  fpeak  and  do. 


Hymn   71.     i"   m. 
The  example  of  Chrift. 

1  AND  is  the  gofpel  peace  and  love  ? 
So  let  our  converfation  be  ; 

The  ferpent  blended  with  the  dove, 
Wifdom  and  meek  fimplicity. 

2  Whene'er  the  angry  pafiions  rife, 

And  tempt  our  thoughts  or  tongues  to  ftrife, 
On  Jefus  let  us  fix  our  eyes, 
Bright  pattern  of  the  chriftian  life  ! 

3  O  how  benevolent  and  kind  ! 
How  mild  !  how  ready  to  forgive  ! 
Be  his  the  temper  of  our  mind, 
And  his  the  rules  by  which  we  live, 

4  To  do  his  heav'nly  Father's  will, 
Was  his  employment  and  delight  : 
Humanity  and  holy  zeal 

Shone  through  his  life  divinely  bright  I 

F  2 


66  HYMN  72.  [PART 

5  Difpenfing  good  where'er  he  came, 
The  labours  of  his  life  were  love  : 
If  then  we  love  our  Saviour's  name, 
Let  his  divine  eKample  move. 


Hymn  72.    c.   m. 
The  example  of  Jefus. 

1  BEHOLD,  where  in  a  mortal  form 

Appears  each  grace  divine  ; 
The  virtues  all  in  Jefus  met, 
With  mildeft  radiance  fliine. 

2  To  fpread  the  rays  of  heav'nly  light,- 

To  give  tjie  mourner  joy, 
To  preach  glad  tidings  to  the  poor, 
Was  his  divine  employ. 

3  Lowly  in  heart,  to  all  his  friends 

A  friend  and  fervant  found, 
He  wafh'd  their  feet,  he  wip'd  their  tears^ 
And  heal'd  each  bleeding  wound. 

4  'Midft  keen  reproach,  and  cruel  fcorn, 

Patient  and  meek  he  Hood  ; 
His  foes,  ungrateful,  fought  his  life  ; 
He  labour'd  for  their  good. 

5  To  God  he  left  his  righteous  caufe, 

And  Hill  his  tafk  purfu'd  ; 
While  humble  pray 'r,  and  holy  faith 
His  fainting  ftrength  renew  d. 

6  In  the  lad  hour  of  deep  diftrefs, 

Before  his  Father's  throne, 
With  foul  refign'd  he  bow'd,  and  faid, 
M  Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done  !" 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  73,  74. 

7  Be  Chrift  our  pattern,  and  our  guide  I 
His  image  may  we  bear  I 
O  may  we  tread  his  holy  fteps, 
His  joy  and  glory  (hare  ! 


Hymn  73.     7s.  m. 
Chrift  rifen,  and  death  vanquifhed. 

1  ANGEL,  roll  the  rock  away  !      - 
Death,  yield  up  thy  mighty  prey  | 
See,  he  rifes  from  the  tomb, 
Glowing  in  immortal  bloom  ! 

2  Shout,  ye  faints,  in  rapt'rous  fong, 
Let  the  notes  be  fw?et  and  ftrong  j 
Hail  the  Son  of  God,  this  morn 
From  his  fepulchre  new-born. 

3  Powers  of  heav'n,  celeftial  choirs, 

'     Sing,  and  fweep  your  founding  lyres  ; 
Sons  of  men,  in  joyful  ftrain, 
Hail  your  mighty  Saviour's  reign  ! 

i  F.v'ry  note  with  wonder  fvvell, 
And  the  Saviour's  triumph  tell  ; 
Where,  O  death,  is  now  thy  fling  ? 
Where  thy  terrors,  vanquifh  d  king? — Hallcluja' 


Hymn  74.      s.   m. 
The  right  and  duty  of  private  judgment. 

1      IMPOSTURE  fhrinks  from  light, 
And  dreads  the  curious  eye  : 
But  facred  truths  the  tell  invite, 
They  bid  as  fearch  and  try. 


68  HYMN  75.  [PAAT  ,, 

2  O  may  we  ftill  maintain 
A  meek  inquiring  mind  ; 

Affur'd  we  mail  not  fearch  in  vain, 
But  hidden  treafures  find. 

3  With  underftanding  bleft, 
Created  to  be  free, 

Our  faith  on  man  we  dare  not  reft, 
Subject  to  none  but  thee. 

4  Lord,  give  the  light  we  need  ; 
With  founder!  knowledge  fill  ; 

From  noxious  error  guard  our  creed, 
From  prejudice  our  will. 


Hymn  75.     l.   m. 
Devotion  vain  without  virtue, 

1  TH'  uplifted  eye,  and  bended  knee, 
'Are  but  vain  homage,  Lord,  to  thee  ; 
In  vain  our  lips  thy  praife  prolong, 
The  heart  a  ftranger  to  the  fong. 

2  Can  rites,  and  forms,  and  flaming  zeal, 
The  breaches  of  thy  precepts  heal  ? 
Or  fails  and  penance  reconcile 

Thy  juftice,  and  obtain  thy  fmile  ? 

3  The  pure,  the  humble,  contrite  mind, 
Sincere,  and  to  thy  will  refign'd, 

To  thee  a  nobler  offering  yields, 

Than  Sheba's  groves,  or  Sharon's  fields. 

4  Love  God  and  man — this  great  command 
Doth  on  eternal  pillars  ftand  : 

This  did  thine  ancient  prophets  teach, 
This  did  the  great  Meffiah  preach. 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  76,  77.  69 

Hymn  76.     l.  m. 

Candour. 

1  ALL-SEEING  God  !  'tis  thine  to  know 
The  fprings  whence  wrong  opinions  flow  ; 
To  judge,  from  principles  within, 
When  frailty  errs,  and  when  we  fin. 
— g  Who  among  men,  great  Lord  of  all  ! 
Thy  fervant  to  his  bar  mail  call  ? 
Judge  him,  for  modes  of  faith,  thy  foe, 
And  doom  him  to  the  realms  of  woe  ? 

3  Who  with  another's  eye  can  read  ? 
Or  worfhip  by  another's  creed  ? 
Trufting  thy  grace,  we  form  our  own  ; 
And  bow  to  thy  commands  alone. 

4  If  wrong,  correft  ;  accept,  if  right, 
While  faithful  we  improve  our  light, 
Condemning  none,  but  zealous  ftill 
To  learn  and  follow  all  thy  will. 


Hymn  77-     s.   m. 
Chriftian  unity. 

1  LET  party  names  no  more 
The  Chriftian  world  o'erfpread ; 

Gentile  and  Jew,  and  bond  and  free-, 
Are  one  in  Chrift  their  head. 

2  Among  the  faints  on  earth 
Let  mutual  love  be  found  ; 

Heirs  of  the  fame  inheritance, 
With  mutual  bleflings  crown'd, 

'3     Envy  and  ftrife,  be  gone, 
And  only  kindnefs  known, 


•0  HYMN  78,  79.  [part  h 

Where  all  one  common  father  have, 
One  common  mafter  own. 

4     Thus  will  the  church  below 
Refemble  that  above  ; 
Where  fprings  of  pure  ft  pleafurc  rife, 
And  every  heart  ia  love. 


Hymn  78.    l.  m. 

Chriftian  zeal  tempered  by  charity. 

1  GREAT  God  !  whofe  all-pervading  eye 
Sees  ev'ry  paflion  in  my  foul  ! 

When  funk  too  low,  or  rais'd  too  high, 
Teach  me  thofe  paifions  to  control. 

2  Temper  the  fervours  of  my  frame  ; 
Be  charity  their  conflant  fpring  ; 
And  O,  let  no  unhallow'd  flame 
Pollute  the  offerings  I  bring. 

3  Let  peace  with  piety  unite 
To  mend  the  bias  of  my  will  ; 

While  hope  and  heav'n-ey'd  faith  excite, 
And  wifdom  regulates,  my  zeal : 

4  That  wifdom  which  to  meeknefs  turns, 
Wifdom  defcending  from  above  : 
And  let  my  zeal,  whene'er  it  burns, 
Be  kindled  by  the  fire  of  love. 


Hymn  79.     l.   m. 

The  properties  of  chriftian  charity 

1    LET  men  of  high  conceit  and  zeal 
Their  fervour  and  their  faith  proclaim 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  80.  71 

If  charity  be  wanting  ftill, 

The  reft  is  but  a  founding  name. 

2  Knowledge  is  apt  to  bloat  the  mind, 
And  zeal  to  fet  the  world  on  fire  ; 
But  charity  is  calm  and  kind, 

And  gentle  thoughts  will  ftill  infpire. 

3  She's  meek  and  patient,  fufPring  long, 
And  flowly  her  refentments  rife  : 
Soon  fhe  forgets  the  greateft  wrong, 
And  rage  retires  and  malice  dies. 

4<  She  envies  none  their  better  ftate, 

But  makes  her  neighbour's  blifs  her  own  \ 
Nor  vaunts  herfelf  with  mind  elate, 
But  ftill  a  modeft  air  puts  on. 

5  This  is  the  grace  that  reigns  on  high. 
And  brightly  will  for  ever  burn  ; 
When  hope  mall  in  fruition  die, 
And  faith  to  fight  triumphant  turn 


Hymn   80.     l.   m. 
Meeknefs. 

1  HAPPY  the  meek,  whofe  gentle  breaft, 
Clear  as  the  fummer's  ev'ning  ray, 
Calm  as  the  regions  of  the  bleft, 
Enjoys  on  earth  celeftial  day  ! 

2  His  heart  no  broken  friendfhips  fting, 
No  ftorms  his  peaceful  tent  invade  ; 
He  refts  beneath  th'  almighty  wing, 
Hoftile  to  none,  of  none  afraid. 

3  Spirit  of  grace  !   all  meek  and  mild, 
Infpire  our  breafts,  our  fouls  poffefs ; 


72  HYMN  81,  82.  [part  ii. 

Repel  each  pafiion  rude  and  wild, 
And  blefs  us,  as  we  aim  to  blefs. 


Hymn  81.    l.  m.    ' 

Chriftian  friendship. 

1  HOW  bleft  the  facred  tie  that  binds, 
In  union  fweet,  according  minds  ! 
How  fwift  the  heav'nly  courfe  they  run, 
Whofe  hearts,  whofe  faith,  whofe  hopes  are  one ! 

2  To  each,  the  foul  of  each  how  dear  ! 
What  jealous  love,  what  holy  fear  ! 
How  doth  the  gen'rous  flame  within 
Refine  from  earth,  and  cleanfe  from  fin  ! 

3  Their  ftreaming  eyes  together  flow 
For  human  guilt,  and  mortal  woe  ; 
Their  ardent  pray'rs  together  rife 
Like  mingling  flames  in  facrifice. 

4  Together  both  they  feek  the  place 
Where  God  reveals  his  awful  face  : 

How  high,  how  ftrong,  their  raptures  fwell, 
There's  none  but  kindred  fouls  can  tell. 

5  Nor  (hall  the  glowing  flame  expire 
When  nature  droops  her  fick'ning  fire  ;■ 
Then  fhall  they  meet  in  realms  above, 
A  heav'n  of  joy — becaufe  of  love. 

Hymn  82.     c.  m. 

Chriftian  charity. 

1   BEHELD,  where,  breathing  love  divine. 
Our  dying  matter  ftand*  1 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  82.  73 

His  weeping  follVers  gath'ring  round, 
Receive  his  laft  commands. 

2  From  that  mild  teacher's  parting  lips 

What  tender  accents  fell  ! 
The  gentle  precept  which  he  gave 
Became  its  author  well. 

3  Bleft  is  the  man  whofe  fofVning  heart 

Feels  all  another's  pain  ; 

To  whom  the  fupplicating  eye 

Was  never  rais'd  in  vain  : 

4  Whofe  bread  expands  with  gen'rous  warmth 

A  ftranger's  woe  to  feel  ; 
And  bleeds  in  pity  o'er  the  wound 
He  wants  the  pow'r  to  heal. 

5  He  fpreads  his  kind  fupporting  arms 

To  ev'ry  child  of  grief  : 
His  fecret  bounty  largely  flows, 
And  brings  unafk'd  relief. 

6  To  gentle  offices  of  love 

His  feet  are  never  flow  : 
He  views  through  mercy's  melting  eye 
A  brother  in  a  foe. 

7  Peace  from  the  bofom  of  his  God, 

My  peace  to  him  I  give  ; 
And  when  he  kneels  before  his  throng 
His  trembling  foul  fhall  live. 

8  To  him  protection  fhall  be  fhewn, 

And  mercy  from  above 
Defccnd  on  thofe  who  thus  fulfil 
The  per  feci:  law  of  love. 

G 


Tt  HYMN  83,84.  [part 

Hymn  83.    7s.  m. 
Love  to  God  and  mam 

1  FATHER  of  our  feeble  race, 

Wife,  beneficent,  and  kind, 
Spread  o'er  nature's  ample  face, 

Flows  thy  goodnefs  unconfin'd  : 
Mufing  in  the  filent  grove, 

Or  the  bufy  walks  of  men, 
Still  we  trace  thy  wond'rous  love, 

Claiming  large  returns  again. 

2  Lord,  what  ofPrings  (hall  we  bring, 

At  thine  altars  when  we  bow  ? 
Hearts,  the  pure,  unfullied  fpring, 

Whence  the  kind  affe&ions  flow  ; 
Soft  companion's  feeling  foul, 

By  the  melting  eye  exprefs'd  ; 
Sympathy,  at  whofe  control, 

Sorrow  leaves  the  wounded  breaft  ; 

3  Willing  hands  to  lead  the  blind, 

Bind  the  wound,  or  feed  the  poor  ; 
Love,  embracing  all  our  kind, 

Charity,  with  lib'ral  ftore  : 
Teach  us,  O  thou  heav'nly  King, 

Thus  to  fhow  our  grateful  mind\, 
Thus  th'  accepted  ofPring  bring, 

Lpve  to  thee,  and  all  mankind, 

Hymn  '84.     c.  m. 

Mutual  love. 

1   SWEET  is  the  love  that  mutual  glow; 
Within  each  brother's  breaft  r 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  $5. 

And  binds  in  gentleft  bonds  each  heart, 
All  bleffing  and  all  blefl  :  ■ 

2  Sweet  as  the  od'rous  balfam  pour'd 

On  Aaron's  facred  head, 
Which  o'er  his  beard,  and  down  his  vefi: 
A  breathing  fragrance  fhed. ' 

3  Like  morning  dews  on  Sion's  mount 

That  fpread  their  filver  rays  ; 
And  deck  with  gems  the  verdant  pomp, 
Which  Hermon's  top  difplays. 

4<  To  fuch  the  Lord  of  life  and  love 
His  bleffing  fhall  extend  z 
On  earth  a  life  of  joy  and  peace, 
And  life  that  ne'er  fhall  end. 


Hymn  85.     l.  m. 
The  chriftian  warfare. 

1  AWAKE,  my  foul !  lift  up  thine  eyes  ; 
See  where  thy  foes  againft  thee  rife, 

In  long  array,  a  num'rous  holt  ; 
Awake,  my  foul  !  or  thou  art  loft. 

2  Here  giant  danger  threat'ning  ftands, 
Muft'ring  his  pale  terrific  bands  ; 
There  pleafure's  filken  banner's  fpread, 
And  willing  fouls  are  captive  led. 

3  See  where  rebellious  paffions  rage, 
And  fierce  defires  and  lufts  engage  ; 
The  meaneft  foe  of  all  the  train 

Has  thoufands  and  ten  thoufands  ilain. 

4  Thou  tread'ft  upon  enchanted  ground  ; 
Perils  and  fnares  befet  thee  round  ; 


76  HYMN  86.  part  h.j 

Beware  of  all,  guard  ev'ry  part, 
But  moil,  the  traitor  in  thy  heart. 

5  Come  then,  my  foul !   now  learn  to  wield 
The  weight  of  thine  immortal  fhield  ; 
Put  on  the  armour  from  above 

Of  heav'nly  truth,  and  heav'nly  love. 

6  The  terror  and  the  charm  repel, 

And  pow'rs  of  earth,  and  pow'rs  of  hell  ; 
The  Man  of  Calv'ry  triumph'd  here  : 
Why  mould  his  faithful  foU'wers  fear  ? 

Hymn  86.      e.  m. 

The  pilgrimage  of  life. 

1  OUR  country  is  Immanuel's  ground  ; 

We  feek  that  promis'd  foil  : 
The  fongs  of  Sion  cheer  our  hearts, 
While  ftrangers  here  we  toil. 

2  Oft  do  our  eyes  with  joy  o'erflow, 

And  oft.  are  bath'd  in  tears  ; 
Yet  nought  but  heaven  our  hopes  can  raife  : 
And  nought  but  fin  our  fears. 

3  The  flow'rs  that  fpring  along  the  road, 

We  fcarcely  ftoop  to  pluck  ; 

We  walk  o'er  beds  of  mining  ore, 

Nor  wafte  one  wifhful  look. 

4<  We  tread  the  path  our  mailer  trod  : 
We  bear  the  crofs  he  bore  ; 
And  ev'ry  thorn  that  wounds  our  feet, 
His  temples  pierc'd  before. 

5  Our  pow'rs  are  oft  difTolv'd  away, 
In  ecftacies  of  love  ; 


i! 


sect.  3,]  HYMN  87.  77 

And  while  our  bodies  wander  here, 
Our  fouls  are  fix'd  above. 

6  We  purge  our  mortal  drofs  away, 
Refining  as  we  run  ; 
But  while  we  die  to  earth  and  fenfe, 
Our  heav'n  is  here  begun. 


Hymn  87-     c.  m. 
The  power  of  faith. 

1  FAITH  adds  new  charms  to  earthly  blifs, 

And  faves  us  from  its  fnares  ; 
Its  aid  in  ev'ry  duty  brings* 
And  foftens  all  our  cares  : 

2  Extinguishes  the  thirft  of  fin, 

And  lights  the  facred  fire 
Of  love  to  God,  and  heav'nly  things, 
And  feeds  the  pure  defire. 

3  The  wounded  confcience  knows  its  pow'r, 

The  healing  balm  to  give  ; 
That  balm  the  faddefl  heart  can  cheer, 
And  make  the  dying  live. 

4  Wide  it  unveils  celeftial  worlds, 

Where  deathlefs  pleafures  reign, 
And  bids  us  feek  our  portion  there, 
Nor  bids  us  feek  in  vain. 

0  On  that  bright  profpeft  may  we  reft, 
Till  this  frail  body  dies  ; 
And  then  on  faith's  triumphant  wings, 
To  endlefs  glory  rife. 

G  2 


78  HYMN  88,  &9.  [part  n. 

Hymn  88.     c.   m. 
Zeal  and  vigour  in  the  chriftian  race. 

1  AWAKE,  my  foul  !   ftretch  ev'ry  nerves 

And  prefs  with  vigour  on  : 
A  heav'nly  race  demands  thy  zeal, 
And  an  immortal  crown. 

2  A  cloud  of  witnefTes  around 

Hold  thee  in  full  furvey  : 
Forget  the  fteps  already  trod, 
And  onward  urge  thy  way. 

2  'Tis  God's  all-animating  voice 
That  calls  thee  from  on  high  ; 
'Tis  his  own  hand  prefents  the  prize 
To  thine  uplifted  eye  : — 

4*  That  prize,  with  peerlefs  glories  bright, 
Which  (hall  new  luftre  boaft, 
When  victors'  wreaths  and  monarchs'  gems 
Shall  blend  in  common  duft. 


Hymn  89.     l.  m% 

Humility. 

1  WHEREFORE  mould  man,  frail  child  of  clay. 

Who,  from  the  cradle  to  the  fhroud, 

Lives  but  the  infefr  of  a  day — 

O  why  mould  mortal  man  be  proud  ? 

2  His  brighteft  vifions  juft  appear, 
Then  vanifh,  and  no  more  are  found  , 
The  flateliefl  pile  his  pride  can  rear, 
A  breath  may  level  with  the  ground 

3  By  doubt  perplex'd,  in  error  loft, 
With  trembling  ftep  he  fecks  his  waj 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  90.  7jp 

How  vain  of  wifdom's  gifts  the  boaft  I 
Of  reafon's  lamp  how  faint  the  ray  I 

4-  Follies  and  crimes,  a  countlefs  fum, 
Are  crowded  in  life's  little  fpan  : 
How  ill,  alas,  does  pride  become 
That  erring,  guilty  creature,  man  I 

5  God  of  my  life,  Father  divine  ! 
Give  me  a  meek  and  lowly  mind  : 
In  modeft  worth,  O  let  me  fhine, 
And  peace  in  humble  virtue  find. 


Hymn  90.    l.  m. 
Devout  afpiratipns. 

1  OUR  God,  as  merciful  as  juft, 
Kindly  remembers  man  is  dull  ; 
His  ear  is  open  to  his  cries, 

His  grace  will  meet  our  lifted  eyes, 

2  He  reads  the  language  of  a  tear, 
Liflens  to  fighs  from  hearts  fincere  ; 
He  marks  the  dawn  of  virtuous  aim, 
And  fans  the  fmoking  flax  to  flame. 

3  Set  us  from  earthly  bondage  free, 
Still  ev'ry  wife  that  ftrays  from  thee  ; 
Bid,  Lord,  our  vain  difquiets  ceafe, 
And  point  our  path  to  endlefs  peace. 

i  If  in  the  vale  of  tears  we  ftray, 

Where  wounding  thorns  perplex  our  way. 
Still  let  our  fouls  thy  goodnefs  fee, 
And  with  ftrong  faith  lay  hold  on  thee, 


80  HYMN  91.  [part,,. 

5  With  joy,  my  foul,  thy  lot  receive, 
Refign'd  alike  to  die  or  live  ; 
Killing  the  fceptre  or  the  rod, 

See  God  in  all,  and  all  in  God. 

6  With  thee  in  folitudes  I  walk, 
With  thee  in  crowded  cities  talk, 
In  ev'ry  creature  own  thy  power, 
In  each  event  thy  will  adore. 

7  Thy  hopes  fhall  animate  my  foul, 
Thy  precepts  guide,  thy  fear  control  ; 
Within  the  temple  of  thy  arms, 

I'll  reft  fecure  from  all  alarms. 
S  Thus,  when  the  clpfing  hour  draws  nigh, 
And  earth  recedes  before  mine  eye, 
From  cares  and  gloomy  terrors  free, 
I  feel  omnipotent  in  thee. 

4  Teach  me  to  quit  this  tranfient  fcene, 
With  decent  triumph  look  ferene  ; 
Help  me  to  fix  my  hopes  on  high  ; 
To  thee  I've  liv'd,  in  thee  I'll  die. 


Hymn  91.     c.  m. 

Afpiration  after  the  chriftian  temper. 

1  ALMIGHTY  Maker  !   Lord  of  all 

Of  life  the  only  fpring  ! 
Creator  of  unnumber'd  worlds  ! 
Supreme,  eternal  king  ! 

2  Drive  from  the  confines  of  my  heart 

Impenitence  and  pride  ; 
Nor  let  me  in  forbidden  paths 
With  thoughtlefs  fmners  glide, 


i 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  92.  81 

3  What'er  thine  all-difcerning  eye 
Sees  for  thy  creature  fit ; 
I'll  blefs  the  good,  and  to  the  ill 
Contentedly  fubmit. 

4.  With  gen'rous  pleafure  let  me  view 
The  profp'rous  and  the  great  j 
Malignant  envy  let  me  fly, 
And  odious  felf-conceit. 

5  Let  not  defpair,  nor  fell  revenge, 

Be  to  my  bofom  known  : 
Oh  !  give  me  tears  for  others'  woes> 
And  patience  for  my  own. 

6  Feed  me  with  neceffary  food  : 

I  afk  not  wealth  nor  fame : 

Give  me  an  eye  to  fee  thy  will, 

A  heart  to  blefs  thy  name. 

7  Still  let  my  days  ferenely  pafa 

Without  remorfe  or  care  ; 
And  growing  holinefs  my  foul 
For  life's  laft  hour  prepare. 


Hymn  92.     l.  m. 
Devout  afpirations. 

1  SUPREME  and  univerfal  light  ! 
Fountain  of  reafon  !  judge  of  right ! 
Parent  of  good !  whofe  bleflings  flow 
On  all  above,  and  all  below  : 

2  Without  whofe  kind,  directing  ray, 
In  everlafting  night  we  ftray, 
From  paflion  ftill  to  paflion  toft. 
And  in  a  maze  of  error  loft  : — 


*2  HYMN  93.  [PART  „ 

3  Affifl  us  Lord !  to  aa,  to  be, 
What  nature  and  thy  laws  decree  ; 
Worthy  that  intelledual  flame 
Which  from  thy  breathing  fpirit  came. 

4  Our  moral  freedom  to  maintain, 
Bid  paflion  ferve,  and  reafon  reign, 
Self-pois'd  and  independent  ftill 
On  this  world's  varying  good  or  in. 

5  No  flave  to  profit,  fhame,  or  fear, 
O  may  our  fteadfaft  bofoms  bear 
The  flamp  of  heaven,  an  honeft  heart, 
Above  the  mean  difguife  of  art  ! 

6  May  our  expanded  fouls  difclaim 
The  narrow  view,  the  felfifh  aim  ; 
But  with  a  chriftian  zeal  embrace 
Whate'er  is  friendly  to  our  race. 

7  O  Father  !   grace  and  virtue  grant  ; 
No  more  we  wifh,  no  more  we  want : 
To  know,  to  ferve  thee,  and  to  love, 
Is  peace  below, — is  blifs  above. 


Hymn  93.     c.  m. 
In  a  thunder  ftorm. 

LET  coward  guilt,  with  pallid  fear, 

To  flielt'ring  caverns  fly, 
And  juftly  dread  the  vengeful  fate 

Which  thunders  through  the  fky  : 

Proteaed  by  that  hand,  whofe  law 
The  threat'ning  ftorms  obey, 

Intrepid  virtue  fmiles  fecure, 
As  in  the  blaze  of  day, 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  94.  83 

3  In  the  thick  cloud's  tremendous  gloom, 
The  lightning's  horrid  glare, 
It  views  the  fame  all-gracious  Power 
Which  breathes  the  vernal  air. 

41  Through  nature's  ever  varying  fcene, 
By  different  ways  purfu'd, 
The  one  eternal  end  of  heav'n 
Is  univerfal  good. 

5  With  like  beneficent  effecl, 

O'er  flaming  ether  glows, 
As  when  it  tunes  the  linnet's  voice. 
And  blufhes  in  the  rofe. 

6  When  through  creation's  vaft  expanfe. 

The  lafl  dread  thunders  roll, 
Untune  the  concord  of  the  fpheres, 
And  fhake  the  guilty  foul : 

7  Unmov'd,  may  we  the  final  ftorm 

Of  jarring  worlds  furvey, 
That  ufhers  in  the  tranquil  morn 
Of  everlafting  day. 


Hymn  94>    l.  m. 
A  good  confcience  the  bell  fuppor.£. 

WHILE  fome  in  folly's  pleafures  roll, 
And  court  the  joys  which  hurt  the  foul  ; 
Be  mine,  that  lilent  calm  repaft, 
A  peaceful  confcience,  to  the  lafl  : 

That  tree  which  bears  immortal  fruit, 
Without  a  canker  at  the  root ; 
That  Friend,  who  never  fails  the  juft, 
When  other  friends  defert  their  truft. 


84  HYMN  95.  [part  n, 

3  With  this  companion  in  the  made, 
My  foul  no  more  fhall  be  difmay'd ; 
But  fearlefs  meet  the  midnight  gloom. 
And  the  pale  monarch  of  the  tomb. 

4  Though  heav'n  afflict,  I'll  not  repine  : 
The  noblefl  comforts  ftill  are  mine  ; 
Comforts,  which  over  death  prevail, 
And  journey  with  me  through  the  vale. 

5  Amidft  the  various  fcene  of  ills, 
Each  ftroke  fome  kind  defign  fulfils  ; 
And  fhall  I  murmur  at  my  God, 
When  love  fupreme  directs  the  rod  ? 

6  His  hand  will  fmooth  my  rugged  way5 
And  lead  me  to  the  realms  of  day  ; 
To  milder  fkies  and  brighter  plains* 
Where  everlafting  pleafure  reigns. 


HymiJ  95.      L.   M. 

A  happy  life. 

1  HOW  happy  is  he  born  and  taught, 
Who  ferveth  not  another's  will ; 
Whofe  armour  is  his  honeft  thought^ 
And  fimple  truth  his  utmoft  (kill ! 

2  Whofe  paflions  not  his  matters  are, 
Whofe  foul  is  ftill  prepar'd  for  death, 
Unty'd  to  this  vain  world  by  care 
Of  public  fame,  or  private  breath  : 

\j  Who  envies  none  that  change  doth  raife  ", 
Nor  vice  hath  ever  understood  ; 
How  deepeft  wounds  are  giv'n  by  praife  » 
Nor  rules  of  ftate,  but  rules  of  good  : 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  96.  85 

4  Who  hath  his  life  from  rumours  freed, 
Whofe  confcience  is  his  ftrong  retreat : 
Whofe  ftate  can  neither  flatt'rers  feed, 
Nor  ruin  make  oppreffors  great : 

5  Who  God  doth  late  and  early  pray- 
More  of  his  grace  than  gifts  to  lend  ; 
Whofe  heart  as  open  as  the  day 
Fears  not  to  call  his  God  his  friend. 

G  This  man  is  freed  from  fervile  bands 
Of  hope  to  rife,  or  fear  to  fall  : 
Lord  of  himfelf,  though  not  of  lands, 
He,  having  nothing,  yet  hath  all. 

Hymn  96.     8  ^  6  m. 

True  happinefs. 

1  IF  folid  happinefs  we  prize, 
Within  our  breafts  this  jewel  lies, 

And  they  are  fools  who  roam  : 
The  world  has  little  to  beftow  ; 
From  our  own  felves  our  joys  mud  flow  ^ 

Our  blifs  begins  at  home. 

2  We'll  therefore  relifh  with  content 
Whate'er  kind  Providence  has  fent, 

Nor  aim  beyond  our  pow'r  ; 
And  if  our  ftore  of  wealth  be  fmall, 
With  thankful  hearts  improve  it  all; 

Ncr  lofe  the  prefent  hour. 

3  To  be  refign'd,  when  ills  betide, 
Patient  when  favours  are  deny'd, 

And  pleas'd  with  favours  giv'n  : 
This,  gracious  God,  is  wifdom's  part : 
This  is  that  incenfe  of  the  heart, 

Whofe  fragrance  reaches  heav'n.    • 
H 


86  HYMN  97.  [part  u. 

4  Thus  thro'  lifers  changing  fcenes  we'll  go, 
Its  chequer'd  paths  of  joy  and  woe 

With  cautious  fteps  we'll  tread  ; 
Quit  its  vain  fcenes  without  a  tear, 
Without  a  trouble  or  a  fear, 

And  mingle  with  the  dead  : 

5  While  confcience,  like  a  faithful  friend 
Shall  through  the  gloomy  vale  attend, 

And  cheer  our  dying  breath  ; 
Shall,  when  all  other  comforts  ceafe, 
Like  a  kind  angel,  whifper  peace, 

And  fmooth  the  bed  of  death. 


Hymn  97.     l.   m. 
Peace  and  happinefs  the  portion  of  the  righteous 

1  Let  none  be  envious  when  they  fee 
The  wicked  in  a  profp'rous  ftate  ; 
Or,   tempted  by  their  fhort  fuccefs, 
Grow  bold  their  crimes  to  imitate. 

2  Think  not  mere  Wealth  makes  happy  men "; 
The  portion  of  the  virtuous  poor 

Is  better  far  than  wicked  men's. 
Ill-got,  or  ill-employed  ilore. 

3  Let  others  foolifhly  exped 

How  kind  the  flatt'ring  world  will  prove  : 
We'll  feek  our  God  alone  to  pleafe, 
And  be  ambitious  of  his  love. 

4  God,  who  is  always  good  and  juft, 
Thofe  who  are  like  himfelf  will  own  ; 
And  they  fhall  flourifh  and  abide, 
When  wicked  men  are  overthrown. 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  98.  87 

5  Mark,  then,  the  good  and  perfect  man  ! 
Mark  him  that's  upright  in  his  ways  ! 
Mercy  attends  him  all  his  life, 
And  peace  and  comfort  clofe  his  day?. 

Hymn  98.     c.  m. 
Religious  retirement. 

1  FAR  from  the  world,  O  Lord  !   I  flee, 

From  ftrife  and  tumult  far  ; 
From  fcenes  where  fin  is  waging  (till 
Its  molt  fuccefsful  war. 

2  The  calm  retreat,  the  filent  {hade, 

"With  pray'r  and  praife  agree  ; 
And  feem  by  thy  fweet  bounty  made 
For  thpfe  who  follow  thee. 

S  There,  if  thy  Spirit  touch  the  foul, 
And  grace  her  mean  abode  ; 
O  with  what  peace,  and  joy,  and  love, 
She  communes  with  her  God  ! 

4  There,  like  the  nightingale,  (he  pours 

Her  folitary  lays  ; 
Nor  aflcs  a  witnefs  of  her  fong, 
Nor  thirfts  for  human  praife. 

5  Author  and  guardian  of  my  life, 

Thou  fource  of  light  divine  ; 

And  all  harmonious  names  in  one, 

My  Father — thou  art  mine  ! 

6  What  thanks  I  owe  thee  !  and  what  love, 

A  vail  and  boundlefs  {tore, 
Shall  echo  thro'  the  realms  above, 
When  time  (hall  be  no  more  ! 


SS  HYMN  99,  100.  [part  ii. 

Hymn  99.    c.  m. 

Inftructions  to  the  young,  from  a  review  of  pad  difpen- 
fations  of  Providence. 

1  LET  children  hear  the  mighty  deeds, 

Which  God  perform'd  of  old  ; 
Which  in  our  younger  years  we  faw, 
And  which  our  fathers  told. 

2  He  bids  us  make  his  glories  known, 

His  works  of  pow'r  and  grace  ; 
And  we'll  convey  his  wonders  down 
Through  ev'ry  rifing  race. 

3  Our  lips  fhall  tell  them  to  our  fons, 

And  they  again  to  theirs  ; 
That  generations  yet  unborn 
May  teach  them  to  their  heirs. 

4  Thus  mail  they  learn,  in  God  alone 

Their  hope  fecurely  ftands  ; 
That  they  may  ne'er  forget  his  works, 
But  pradife  his  commands. 

Hymn  100.     c.  m. 
Remember  thy  Creator  in  the  days  of  thy  youth. 

1  IN  the  foft  feafon  of  thy  youth, 

In  nature's  fmiling  bloom, 
Ere  age  arrive,  and  trembling  wait 
Its  fummons  to  the  tomb  ; 

2  Remember  thy  creator,  God  ; 

For  him  thy  pow'rs  employ  ; 
Make  him  thy  fear,  thy  love,  thy  hope, 
Thy  confidence,  thy  joy. 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  101.  89 

3  He  {hall  defend  and  guide  thy  courfe 

Through  life's  uncertain  fea  : 
Till  thou  art  landed  on  the  fhore 
Of  blefs'd  eternity. 

4  Then  feek  the  Lord  betimes,  and  choole 

The  path  of  heav'nly  truth  : 
The  earth  affords  no  lovelier  fight 
Than  a  religious  youth. 

Hymn  101.     c.  m. 

The  aged  chriftian's  prayer. 

1  GOD  of  my  childhood,  and  my  youth, 

The  guide  of  all  my  days  ! 
I  have  declar'd  thy  heav'nly  truth, 
I've  feen  thy  wondrous  ways. 

2  Wilt  thou  forfake  my  hoary  hairs, 

And  leave  my  fainting  heart  ? 

Who  (hall  fuftain  my  finking  years, 

If  God,  my  ftrength,  depart  ? 

3  Let  me  thy  pow'r  and  truth  proclaim 

To  the  furviving  age  : 
And  leave  a  favour  of  thy  name 
When  I  mail  quit  the  ftage. 

4  The  land  of  filence  and  of  death- 

Attends  my  next  remove  : 
Oh  I  may  thefe  poor  remains  of  breath 
Proclaim  thy  boundlefs  love  ! 

H  2 


00  HYMN  102,  103.         [PART 

Hymn   102.      c.  m. 
The  aged  chriftian's  refteaions  and  hope. 

1  ETERNAL  Sire,  enthron'd  on  high  ' 

Whom  heav'nly  hofts  adore; 
Who  yet  to  fuppliant  duft  art  nigh  ! 
Thy  prefence  I  implore. 

2  O  guide  me  down  the  fteep  of  age, 

And  keep  my  paflions  cool : 
Teach  me  to  fcan  the  facred  page. 
And  pra&ife  ev'ry  rule. 

3  My  flying  years  time  urges  on  ; 

What's  human  muft  decay  : 
My  friends,  my  youth's  companions  gone, 
Canlexpe&toftay  >  6      * 

4  Ah  !   no-,then  fmooth  the  mortal  hour  ; 

On  thee  my  hope  depends  ; 

Support  me  with  almighty  pow'r, 

WThile  duft  to  duft  defcends. 

Hymn   103,     c.  m. 
Acquiefcence  in  the  will  of  God, 

1  A^TH°R  °f  Sood  !  we  reft  on  thee  ; 

1  nine  ever  watchful  eye 
Alone  our  real  wants  can  fee, 
Thy  hand  alone  fupply. 

2  Oh  Met  thy  pow'r  within  us  dwell,- 

1  hy  love  our  footfteps  guide ; 
1  hat  love  mall  vainer  loves  expel. 
That  fear  all  fears  befide. 
4  And  fince,  by  paffion's  force  fubdu'd. 
Too  oft  with  ftubborn  will, 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  104,  105.  91 

We  blindly  fliun  the  latent  good, 
And      grafp  the  fpecious  ill : 

4  Not  what  we  wifh  but  what  we  want, 
Let  mercy  Hill  fupply  : 
The  good,  unaflt'd,  let  mercy  grant. 
The  ill,  though  afk'd,  deny. 


Hymn  104*.    s.   m. 
Virtuous  defires. 

1  GOD,  who  is  juft  and  kind, 
Will  thofe  who  err  inftruct, 

And  in  the  paths  of  righteoufncfs 
Their  wand'ring  fteps  conduit. 

2  The  humble  foul  he  guides, 
Teaches  the  meek  his  way  ; 

Kindnefs  and  truth  he  fhews  to  all, 
Who  his  juft  laws  obey. 

3  Give  us  the  tender  heart 
That  mingles  fear  with  love  ; 

And  lead  us  through  whatever  path 
Thy  wifdom  (hall  approve. 

4  Oh  !   ever  keep  our  fouls 
From  error,  fhame,  .and  guilt  ; 

Nor  fuffer  thib  fair  hope  to  fail, 
Which  on  thy  truth  is  built. 

Hymn   105.     c.  m. 
Divine  mercy  in  affliction. 
1   GREAT  Ruler  of  all  nature's  frame  I 
We  own  thy  pow'r  divine  : 


92  HYMN  106.  [part  n 

We  hear  thy  breath  in  ev'ry  ftorm, 
For  all  the  winds  are  thine. 

2  Wide  as  they  fweep  their  founding  way, 
They  work  thy  fov'reign  will  ; 
And,  aw'd  by  thy  majeftic  voice, 
Confufion  mall  be  ftill. 

8  Thy  mercy  tempers  ev'ry  blafl 
To  them  that  feek  thy  face  ; 
And  mingles  with  the  tern  pell's  roar 
The  whifpers  of  thy  grace. 


Hymn   106.     s.   m. 
Reliance  upon  God. 

1  MY  Father  ! — cheering  name  ! 

0  may  I  call  thee  mine  ? 

Give  me  with  humble  hope  to  claim 
A  portion  fo  divine. 

2  This  can  my  fears  control, 
And  bid  my  forrows  fly  ; 

What  real  harm  can  reach  my  foul 
Beneath  my  father's  eye  > 

3  Whate'er  thy  will  denies 

1  calmly  would  refign  ; 

For  thou  art  juft,  and  good,  and  wife  : 
O  bend  my  will  to  thine  ! 

1      Whate'er  thy  will  ordains, 

O  give  me  ilrength  to  bear  ; 
Still  let  me  know  a  father  reigns, 
And  trull;  a  father's  care. 

5     If  anguifti  rend  this  frame, 
And  life  almoft  depart ; 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  107*  93 

Is  not  thy  mercy  Hill  the  fame 
To  cheer  my  drooping  heart  ? 

6  Thy  ways  are  little  known 
To  my  weak  erring  fight  ; 

Yet  (hall  my  foul,  believing,  own 
That  all  thy  ways  are  right. 

7  My  Father  !  blifsful  name  i 
Above  expreffion  dear  ! 

If  thou  accept  my  humble  claim, 
I  bid  adieu  to  fear. 


Hymn   107-      c.  m. 

Profperity  and  adVerfity. 

1  THE  Lord  !  how  tender  is  his  love  ! 

Hisjuftice  howauguft  ! 
Hence  all  her  fears  my  foul  derives, 
There  anchors  all  her  truft. 

2  He  ihow'rs  the  manna  from  above, 

To  feed  the  barren  wafte  ; 
Or  points  with  death  the  fiery  hail, 
And  famine  waits  the  blaft. 

3  Crowns,  realms,  and  worlds,  his  wrath  incens'd, 

Are  duft  beneath  his  tread  : 
He  blights  the  fair,  unplumes  the  proud^ 
And  (hakes  the  learned  head. 

4  He  bids  diftrefs  forget  to  groan, 

The  fick  from  anguifh  ceafe  ; 
In  dungeons  fpreads  his  healing  wing. 
And  foftly  whifpers  peace. 

5  Thy  pow'r  directs  the  rufhing  wind, 

Or  tips  the  bolt  with  flame  : 


9i<-  HYMN  108.  [part  n 

Thy  goodnefs  breathes  in  ev'ry  breeze, 
And  warms  in  ev'ry  beam. 

6  For  us,  O  Lord  !   whatever  lot 

The  hours  commifiion'd  bring  ; 
Do  all  our  withering  bleflings  die, 
Or  fairer  clufters  fpring  ; 

7  Oh  !  grant  that  ftill  with  grateful  heart 

Our  years  refign'd  may  run  ; 

'Tis  thine  to  give  or  to  refirme  ; 

And  may  thy  will  be  done  ! 

Hymn   10$.     l.  m. 
Man's  dependence  on  God. 

1  THROUGH  all  the  various  drifting  fcene 
•      Of  life's  miitaken  ill  or  good, 

The  hand  of  God  condu&s,  unfeen, 
The  beautiful  viciflitude. 

2  Hegiveth  with  paternal  care,. 
Howe'er  unjuftly  we  complain, 
To  all  their  neceffary  mare 

Of  joy  and  forrow,  health  and  pain. 

3  All  things  on  earth,  and  all  in  heav'n, 
On  his  eternal  will  depend  ; 

And  all  for  greater  good  were  given, 
Would  man  purfue  th'  appointed  end. 

4  Be  this  my  care — to  all  befide 
Indifferent  let  my  wifhes  be  ; 
Paffion  be  calm,  and  dumb  be  pride, 
And  fix'd  my  foul,  great  God  I  on  thee. 


k 


sect.  3.]         HYMN  109,  HO.  95 

Hymn   109.      c.  m. 

The  myftery  and  benignity  of  Providence. 

3    GOD  moves  in  a  myfterious  way 
His  wonders  to  perform  ; 
He  plants  his  footlteps  in  the  fea, 
And  rides  upon  the  ftorm. 

2  Deep  in  unfathomable  mines 
Of  never-failing  fkill, 
He  treafures  up  his  great  defigns, 
And  works  his  fov'reign  will. 

!)  Ye  fearful  faints  !   freili  courage  take  : 
The  clouds  ye  fo  much  dread 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  will  break 
In  blelTings  on  your  head. 
4-  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  fenfc 
But  truft  him  for  his  grace  ; 
Behind  a  frowning  providence 
He  hides  a  fmiling  face. 

,o  His  purpofes  will  ripen  fail, 
Unfolding  ev'ry  hour  ; 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  talle, 
But  fweet  will  be  the  flow'r. 

fi  Blind  unbelief  is  fure  to  err, 
And  fcan  his  work  in  vain  : 
Gor>  is  his  own  interpreter, 
And  he  will  make  it  plain. 


Hymn   110.     c.  m. 
Submission. 

]    O  LORD  !   my  beft  defires  fulfil, 
And  help  me  to  refign 


96  HYMN  111.  [partU, 

Life,  health,  and  comfort  to  thy  will, 
And  make  thy  pleafure  mine. 

2  Why  mould  I  lhrink  at  thy  command, 

Whofe  love  forbids  my  fears  ; 
Or  tremble  at  thy  gracious  hand, 
That  wipes  away  my  tears  ? 

3  No,  let  me  rather  freely  yield 

What  moft  I  prize  to  thee  ; 

Who  never  haft  a  good  withheld, 

Or  wilt  withhold  from  me. 

4  Wifdom  and  mercy  guide  my  way  ; 

Shall  I  refill  them  both  ? 
Short-fighted  creature  of  a  day, 
And  crufh'd  before  the  moth  ! 

3  But  ah  !  my  heart  within  me  cries, 
vStill  bind  me  to  thy  fway  ; 
Elfe  the  next  cloud  that  veils  the  fkies 
Drives  all  thefe  thoughts  away. 


Hymn   111.    c.  m. 

The  fame  fubject. 

2  WHEN  prefent  fufPrings  pain  our  heart: 
Or  future  terrors  rife, 
And  light  and  hope  almoft  depart 
From  thefe  dejected  eyes  : 

2  Thy  pow'rful  word  fupports  our  hopes, 

Rich  cordial  of  the  mind  ! 
And  bears  our  fainting  fpirits  up, 
And  bids  us  wait  refign'd. 

3  And  oh  !  whate'er  of  earthly  blifs 

Thy  providence  denies, 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  112.  9T 

Accepted  at  thy  throne  of  grace, 
Let  this  petition  rife  ; 

4  Give  us  a  calm,  a  thankful  heart, 

From  ev'ry  murmur  free  : 
The  bleffings  of  thy  grace  impart, 
And  make  us  live  to  thee. 

5  Let  the  bleft  hope  that  we  are  thine, 

Our  path  of  life  attend  ; 
Thy  prefence  through  our  journey  mine. 
And  crown  our  journey's  end. 


Hymn   112.      s.  m. 
Light  and  deliverance. 

i     THE  traveler,  loft  in  night, 
Breathes  many  a  longing  figh, 
And  marks  the  welcome  dawn  of  light, 
With  raptur*  in  his  eye. 

2  Thus  fweet  the  dawn  of  day 
Which  weary  finners  find, 

When  mercy  with  reviving  ray 
Beams  o'er  the  fainting  mind. 

3  To  flaves  oppreft  with  chains, 
How  kind,  how  dear  the  friend, 

Whofe  gen'rous  hand  relieves  their  pains, 
And  bids  their  forrows  end  ! 

4  Thus  dear,  that  friend  divine, 
Who  refcues  captive  fouls  ; 

Unbinds  the  galling  chains  of  fin, 
And  all  its  power  controls.   „ 

5  My  Gop  !  to  gofpel  light 
My  dawn  of  hope  I  owe  ; 

I 


98  HYMN  113,114.  [part 

Once,  wand'ring  in  the  (hades  of  night, 
And  funk  in  hopelefs  woe, 

6     Thy  hand  redeem'd  the  flave, 
And  fet  the  prif 'ner  free  : 
Be  all  I  am,  and  all  I  have, 
Devoted,  Lord,  to  thee  ! 


Hymn   113.    c.  m. 
The  viciffitudes  of  providence. 
1  THE  gifts  indulgent  heav'n  beftoWs, 
Are  varioufly  convey'd  ; 
The  human  mind,  like  nature,  knows 
Alternate  light  and  shade. 

2  While  changing  afpe&s  all  things  wear: 

Can  we  expect  to  find 
Unclouded  funfhine  all  the  year, 
Or  conftant  peace  of  mind  ? 

3  More  gaily  fmiles  the  blooming  fpring, 

When  wintry  florins  are  o'er  ; 
Retreating  forrow  thus  may  bring 
Delights  unknown  before. 

4  Then,  chriflian  !  fend  thy  fears  away, 

Nor  fink  in  gloomy  care  ; 
Tho*  clouds  o'erfpread  the  fcene  to-day,_ 
To-morrow  may  be  fair. 


Hymn   114.    7s.  m. 
Complete  happinefs  not  defigned  for  man  on  earth; 

1   PROVIDENCE,  profufely  kind, 
Wherefoe'er  you  turn  your  eyes, 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  115.  99 

Bids  you  with  a  grateful  mind 
View  a  thoufand  blefiings  rife. 

2  But,  perhaps,  fome  friendly  voice 
Softly  whifpers  to  your  mind — 
Make  not  thefe  alone  your  choice, 
Heav'n  has  blefiings  more  rejmM. 

3  Thankful  own  what  you  enjoy  ; 
But  a  changing  world  like  this, 
Where  a  thoufand  fears  annoy, 
Cannot  give  you  perfe&  blifs. 

4  Perfeft  blifs  refides  above, 
Far  above  yon  azure  iky  ; 
Blifs  that  merits  all  your  love, 
Merits  ev'ry  anxious  figh. 

5  What,  like  this,  has  earth  to  give  r 
O  ye  righteous  !  in  your  breaft 
Let  the  admonition  live, 

Nor  on  earth  defire  to  reft. 

6  When  your  bofom  breathes  a  figh, 
Or  your  eye  emits  a  tear, 

Let  your  wifhes  rife  on  high, 
Ardent  rife  to  blifs  fincere. 


Hymn   115.      c.   m. 

God  the  only  fource  of  confolation. 

1  TO  calm  the  forrows  of  the  mind, 

Our  heav'nly  friend  is  nigh, 
To  wipe  the  anxious  tear  that  ftarts, 
Or  trembles  in  the  eye. 

2  Thou  canft,  when  anguifh  rends  the  heart. 

The  fecret  woe  control ; 


100  HYMN  116.  [part  ii. 

The  inward  malady  canft  heal, 
The  ficknefs  of  the  foul. 

3  Thou  canft  reprefs  the  rifing  figh, 
Canft  footh  each  mortal  care  ; 
And  ev'ry  deep  and  heart- felt  groan 
Is-wafted  to  thine  ear. 

4«  Thy  gracious  eye  is  watchful  ftill ; 
Thy  potent  arm  can  fave 
From  threat'ning  danger  and  difeafe, 
And  the  devouring  grave. 

5  When,  pale  and  languid  all  the  frame, 

The  ruthlefs  hand  of  pain 
Arrefts  tne  feeble  pow'rs  of  life, 
The  help  of  man  is  vain. 

6  'Tis  thou,  great  God  !  alone  canft  check 

The  progrefs  of  difeafe  ; 
And  ficknefs,  aw'd  by  pow'r  divine, 
The  high  command  obeys. 

7  Eternal  fource  of  life  and  health. 

And  ev'ry  blifs  we  feel  ! 
In  forrow  and  in  joy  to  thee 
Our  grateful  hearts  appeal. 


Hymn  116.     p.  m. 

God  the  only  refuge  of  the  afflicted 

1  HOW  vaft  is  the  tribute  I  owe 
Of  gratitude,  homage,  and  praife, 
To  the  giver  of  all  I  poffefs, 

The  life  and  the  length  of  my  days  ! 

2  Thou  alone,  the  great  author  of  all  ! 
The  faithful,  unchangeable  friend  ! 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  117.  101 

Thou  alone  all  our  griefs  canft  remove, 
Thou  alone,  from  all  evils  defend. 

3  When  the  forrows  I  boded  were  come, 
I  pour'd  out  my  fighs  and  my  tears  ; 
And  to  him  who  alone  can  relieve, 

My  foul  breath'd  her  vows  and  her  pray'rs. 

4  When  my  heart' throbb'd  with  pain  and  alarm, 
When  palenefs  my  cheek  overfpread — 
When  ficknefs  pervaded  my  frame  ; 

Then  my  foul  on  my  maker  was  ftaid. 

5  When  death's  awful  image  was  nigh, 
And  no  mortal  was  able  to  fave, 
Thou  didft  brighten  the  valley  of  death, 
And  illumine  the  gloom  of  the  grave. 

6  In  mercy  thy  prefence  difpels 
The  fhades  of  calamity's  night ; 
And  turns  the  fad  fcene  of  defpair 
To  a  morning  of  joy  and  delight. 

7  Great  fource  of  my  comforts  reflor'd  ! 
Thou  healer  and  balm  of  my  woes  ! 
Thou  hope  and  defire  of  my  foul ! 

On  thy  mercy  I'll  ever  repofe. 

8  How  boundlefs  the  gratitude  due 
To  thee,  O  thou  God  of  my  praife, 
The  fountain  of  all  1  poflefs, 

The  life  and  the  light  of  my  days  ! 


Hymn   117-    c.  m. 

Comfort  in  ficknefs  and  death. 
1  WHEN  ficknefs  makes  the  languid  frame. 
Each  dazzling  pleafure  flies ; 
I  2 


103  HYMN   US.  [part  h, 

Phantoms  of  blifs  no  more  obfcure 
Our  long-deluded  eyes. 

2  Then  the  tremendous  arm  of  death 
Its  hated  fceptre  mows  ; 
And  nature  faints  beneath  the  weight 
Of  complicated  woes. 

o  The  tott'ring  frame  of  mortal  life 
Shall  crumble  into  duft  ; 
Nature  {hall  faint — but  learn,  my  foul  ! 
On  nature's  God  to  truft. 

4  The  man,  whofe  pious  heart  is  nVd 

On  his  all-gracious  God, 
In  ev'ry  frown  may  comfort  findy 
And  kifs  the  chaft'ning  rod. 

5  Nor  him  (hall  death  itfelf  alarm  ; 

On  heav'n  his  foul  relies  ; 
With  joy  he  views  his  maker's  love. 
And  with  compol'ure  dies. 


Hymn   118.     c.  m. 
The  supreme  good. 
WHEN  fancy  fpreads  her  boldeft  wing^ 

And  wanders  unconfin'd 
Amid  th'  unbounded  fcene  of  things, 
Which  entertain  the  mind  : 

In  vain  we  trace  creation  o'er, 

In  fearch  of  facred  reft  ; 
The  whole  creation  is  too  poor, 

Too  mean  to  make  us  bleft. 

In  vain  would  this  low  world  employ 
Each  flatt'ring  fpecious  wile  : 


sect.  3.]  HYMN     119.  109 

There's  nought  can  yield  a  real  joy, 
But  our  Creator's  fmile. 

4  Let  earth  and  all  her  charms  depart. 

Unworthy  of  the  mind  ; 
In  God  alone,  this  reftlefs  heart 
An  equal  blifs  can  find. 

5  Great  fpring  of  all  felicity, 

To  whom  our  wifhes  tend  ! 
J)o  not  thefe  willies  rife  from  thee, 
And  in  thy  favour  end  ? 


Hymn   119.     s.  m. 
Abfence  from  God/ 

1  O  THOU,  whofe  mercy  hears 

Contrition's  humble  figh  ; 
Whofe  hand,  indigent,  wipes  the  tears 
From  forrow's  weeping  eye  ! 

2  See  !  low  before  thy  throne 

A  wretched  wand'rer  mourn  ; 
Hail  thou  not  bid  me  feek  thy  face  ? 
Haft  thou  not  faid,  Return  ? 

3  Abfent  from  thee,  my  light  ! 

Without  one  cheering  ray  ; 
Through  dangers,  fears,  and  gloomy  night, 
How  defolate  my  way  ! 

-k  On  this  benighted  heart, 

With  beams  of  mercy  mine  ; 
And  let  thy  healing  voice  impart 
A  tafle  of  joys  divine. 

5  Thy  prefence  can  bellow 

Delights  which  never  clov  „ 


104  HYMN    120,121.         [part  ii 

Be  this  my  folace  here  below, 
And  ray  eternal  joy  1 


Hymn   120.    c.  m. 

The  ways  of  the  righteous  known  to  God. 

TO  thee,  my  God  !   my  days  are  known  ; 

My  foul  enjoys  the  thought ; 
My  actions  all  before  thee  lie, 

Nor  are  my  wants  forgot. 

Each  fecret  wifh  devotion  breathes, 

Is  vocal  to  thine  ear  ; 
And  all  my  walks  of  daily  life 

Before  thine  eye  appear. 

The  vacant  hour,  the  active  fcene, 

Thy  mercy  will  approve  ; 
And  ev'ry  pang  of  fympathy, 

And  ev'ry  care  of  love. 

Each  golden  hour  of  beaming  light 

Is  gilded  by  thy  rays  ; 
And  dark  affliction's  midnight  gloom 

A  prefent  God  furveys. 

Full  in  thy  view  thro'  life  I  pafs, 
•   And  in  thy  view  I  die  ! 
Lord,  when  all  mortal  bonds  mall  break, 
May  I  ftill  find  thee  nigh  ! 


Hymn  121.     c.  m. 

Imploring  divine  direction. 

1   LORD,  through  the  dubious  path  of  life 
Thy  feeble  fervant  guide  ; 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  122.  105 

Supported  by  thy  pow'rful  arm, 
My  footfteps  fhall  not  Hide. 

2  Let  others,  fwell'd  with  empty  pride, 
Of  wifdom  make  their  boafts  : 
My  wifdom  and  my  ftrength  mull  come 
From  thee,  the  Lord  of  hofts. 

-3  To  thee,  O  my  unerring  guide  ! 
I  would  myfelf  refign  ; 
In  all  my  ways  acknowledge  thee, 
And  form  my  will  to  thine. 

4  Thus  fhall  each  blefiing  of  thy  hand 
Be  doubly  fweet  to  me  ; 
And  in  new  griefs  I  Mill  fhall  have 
A  refuge,  Lord,  in  thee. 


Hymn   122.     p.   m. 
Supplication  to  the  Searcher  of  hearty, 

1  O  HEAR  me,  Lord  !  to  thee  I  call 
And  proftrate  at  thy  footflool  fall  : 
O  Lord,  ray  pray'r  propitious  hear, 
And  bow  to  my  requefts  thine  ear  I 

2  Searcher  of  hearts  !  my  thoughts  review  ; 
With  kind  feverity  purfue 

Through  each  difguiie  thy  fervant's  mind, 
Nor  leave  one  ftain  of  guilt  behind. 

3  To  thee  my  inmofl  heart  is  known  : 
Regard  me  from  thy  lofty  throne  ; 
Nor  e'er  to  my  defiring  eye 

Thy  prefence,  heav'nlv  Lord,  denv 


106  HYMN  123,  124.  [part 

Hymn   123.      l.   m. 
God  is  love. 

1  WHEN  darkncfs  long  has  veil'd  my  mind, 
And  fmiling  day  once  more  appears  ; 
Then,  my  Creator  !   then  I  find 

The  folly  of  my  doubts  and  fears. 

2  Straight  I  upbraid  my  wand'ring  heart. 
And  blufti  that  I  mould  ever  be 
Thus  prone  to  act  fo  bafe  a  part, 

Or  harbour  one  hard  thought  of  thee. 

3  0!  let  me  then  at  length  be  taught 
What  I  am  ftill  fo  flow  to  learn — 
That  God  is  love,  and  changes  not, 
Nor  knows  the  fhadow  of  a  turn. 

4  Sweet  truth,  and  eafy  to  repeat  ! 
But  when  my  faith  is  fharply  try'd, 
I  find  myfelf  a  learner  yet, 
Unikilful,  weak,  and  apt  to  Aide. 

5  But  O  my  God  !  one  look  from  thee 
Subdues  the  difobedient  will, 
Drives  doubt  and  difcontent  away, 
And  thy  rebellious  worm  is  ftill. 

Hymn   124.     7s.  m. 
Freedom  from  error,  guilt,  and  folly. 

I    BLEST  inftruclor  !  from  thy  ways 
Who  can  tell  how  oft  he  (trays  ? 
Save  from  error's  growth  the  mind, 
Leave  not,  Lord,  one  root  behind. 

Purge  us  from  the  guilt  that  lies 
Wrapt  within  our  heart's  difguife  ; 


sect.  3.  HYMN  125.  107 

Let  us  thence,  by  thee  renew'd, 
Each  prefumptuous  fin  exclude  : 

3  So  our  lot  mall  ne'er  be  join'd 
With  the  men  whofe  impious  mind, 
Fearlefs  of  thy  juft  command, 
Braves  the  vengeance  of  thy  hand. 

4«  Let  our  tongue,  from  error  free, 
Speak  the  words  approv'd  by  thee  : 
To  thy  all-obferving  eyes 
Let  our  thoughts  accepted  rife. 

5  While  we  thus  thy  name  adore, 
And  thy  healing  grace  implore, 
Bleft  Redeemer,  bow  thine  ear, 
God,  our  ftrength  !  propitious  hear.- 

Hvmn   125.     c.  m. 
Hope  of  divine  mercy. 

1  WHEN  riling  from  the  bed  of  death, 

O'erwhelm'd  with  guilt  and  fear, 
I  fee  my  Maker  face  to  face, 
O  how  fhall  I  appear  ! 

2  If  yet,  while  pardon  may  be  found, 

And  mercy  may  be  fought, 
My  heart  with  inward  horror  fhrinks, 
And  trembles  at  the  thought. 

3  When  thou,  O  Lord  !  Aialt  Hand  difclos'd 

In  majefty  fevere, 
And  fit  in  judgment  on  my  foul, 
O  how  (hall  I  appear  ! 

1-  But  there's  forgivenefs,  Lord,  with  thee  ; 
Thy  nature  i&  benign  ; 


108  HYMN  126.  [part  ii. 

Thy  pard'ning  mercy  I  implore, 
For  mercy,  Lord,  is  thine. 

5  O  let  thy  boundlefs  mercy  mine 

On  my  benighted  foul  ! 
Correct  my  paffions,  mend  my  heart.. 
And  all  my  fears  control. 

6  And  may  I  tafte  thy  richer  grace 

In  that  decifive  hour 
When  Chrift  to  judgment  mall  defcend', 
And  time  mail  be  no  more. 


Hymn   126.     7s.  M. 
Invitations  of  mercy. 

1  COME  !   faid  Jefus'  facred  voice, 
Come  and  make  my  paths  your  choice  ; 
I  will  guide  you  to  your  home  ; 
Weary  pilgrim,  hither  come  ! 

2  Thou,  who  houfelefs,  fole,  forlorn, 
Long  haft  borne  the  proud  world's  (corn, 
Long  haft  roam'd  the  barren  waile, 
Weary  pilgrim,  hither  hafte  ! 

3  Ye  who,  toft  on  beds  of  pain, 
Seek  for  eafe,  but  feek  in  vain  : 
Ye,  whofe  fwoln  and  fleeplefs  eyes 
Watch  to  fee  the  morning  rife  : 

4<  Ye  by  fiercer  anguifh  torn, 

In  remorfe  for  guilt  who  mourn, 

Here  repofe  your  heavy  care  : 

A  wounded  fpirit  who  can  bear  : 

5  Sinner,  come  !  for  here  is  found 
Balm  that  flows  for  ev'ry  wound  ! 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  127.  109 

Peace  that  ever  mall  endure, 
Reft  eternal,  facred,  fure. 


Hymn  127.    c.  m. 
The  mercy  of  God. 

1  O  THOU,  the  wretched's  fure  retreat, 

Who  dofl  our  cares  control, 
And  with  the  cheerful  fmile  of  peace 
Revive  the  fainting  foul  I 

2  Did  ever  thy  propitious  ear 

The  humble  plea  difdain  ? 
Or  when  did  plaintive  mis'ry  ligh, 
Or  fupplicate  in  vain  ? 

3  OpprefVd  with  grief  and  fhame,  diffolv'd 

In  penitential  tears  ; 
Thy  goodnefs  calms  our  anxious  doubts, 
And  diffipates  our  fears. 

4»  New  life  from  thy  refrefhing  grace 
Our  finking  hearts  receive  : 
Thy  gentleft,  beft-Wd  attribute, 
To  pity  and  forgive. 

5  From  that  bleft  fource,  propitious  hope 

Appears  ferenely  bright, 
And  fheds  her  foft  and  cheering  beam 
O'er  forrow's  difmal  night. 

6  Our  hearts  adore  thy  mercy,  Lord, 

And  blefs  the  friendly  ray, 
Which  ufhers  in  the  fmiling  morn 
Of  everlafting  day. 

K 


110  HYMN    128,129.         [part  n, 

Hymn   128.     l.   m. 
Penitence. 

1  SHEW  pity,  Lord  !  0  Lord,  forgive  ! 
Let  a  repenting  finner  live  : 

Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free  ! 
May  not  the  contrite  truft  in  thee  ? 

2  With  (hame  my  num'rous  fins  I  trace, 
Againft  thy  law,  againft  thy  grace  ; 

And  tho'  my  pray'r  thou  fhould'ft  not  hear, 
My  doom  is  juft,  and  thou  art  clear. 

3  Yet  fave  a  penitent,  O  Lord  ! 

Whofe  hope  (till  hov'ring  round  thy  word, 
Seeks  for  fome  precious  promife  there, 
Some  fure  fupport  againll  defpair. 

4  My  fins  are  great,  but  don't  furpafs 
The  riches  of  eternal  grace  ; 

Great  God  !   thy  nature  hath  no  bound, 
So  let  thy  pard'ning  love  be  found. 

5  O  wafh  my  foul  from  ev'ry  flain, 
Nor  let  the  guilt  I  mourn,  remain  ; 
Give  me  to  bear  thy  pard'ning  voice, 
And  bid  my  bleeding  heart  rejoice. 

6  Then  (hall  thy  love  infpire  my  tongue  ; 
Salvation  fhall  be  all  my  fong  ; 

And  ev'ry  pow'r  mall  join  to  blefs 

The  Lord,  my  ftrength  and  rightcoufncfs, 


Hymn   129.     61.  l.  m. 

Imploring  divine  mercy. 
1   OUT  of  the  depth  of  fad  diniefs: 
The  gloomy  mazes  of  defpair, 


SECT. 


HYMN  130.  HI 


To  heav'n  we  raife  our  warm  addrefs  ; 

Deign,  O  our  God  !   to  hear  our  pray'r  : 
O  let  thine  ear  indulge  our  grief, 
For  thy  indulgence  is  relief. 

2  Shouldst  thou,  O  God  !   minutely  fca» 

Our  faults,  and  as  feverely  chide, 
No  mortal  feed  of  finful  man 

Could  fuch  a  fcrutiny  abide  : 
But  mercy  mines  in  all  thy  ways, 
Bright  theme  of  univerfal  praife  ! 

3  With  longing  eyes  we  feek  the  Lord, 

Before  his  throne  our  fouls  attend  : 
Firmly  on  his  eternal  word 

Our  faith  is  fix'd,  our  hopes  depend  : 
On  wings  of  love  our  fouls  fhall  rife 
In  contemplation  to  the  ikies. 

4  Ye  pious  minds  !  on  God  rely  ; 

With  full  aflurance  in  him  truft  ; 
He  fends  redemption  from  on  high, 

rYnd  raifes  finners  from  the  duft  : 
He  will  at  length  abfolve  his  heirs 
From  all  their  guilt  and  all  their  fears. 

Hymn   130.     l.  m. 
Hope  in  the  mercy  of  God. 

1  OPPREST  with  guilt,  or  grief,  or  care, 
Great  God  !   thy  humble  fuppliants  hear  : 
Though  funk,  we  ne'er  can  link  fo  low, 
But  thou  canft  hear  the  voice  of  woe. 

2  Shouldft  thou  againft  each  evil  deed 
In  Uriel:  feverity  proceed  ; 

By  merit,  without  mercy,  try'd, 
None  could  be  clear'd,  and  juftify'd. 


112  HYMN  1*1.  [part 

3  But  thou  forgivenefs  doft  proclaim, 
That  men  may  turn  and  fear  thy  name  ; 
To  thy  rich  grace,  O  Lord  !   we  fly, 
And  on  thy  promifes  rely, 

4  Ye  contrite  hearts  who  guilt  deplore  ! 
Come  feek  his  face  and  fin  no  more  ; 
Then  mail  we  know  that  God  is  kind, 
And  full  redemption  with  him  find. 

Hymn  131.     7s.  m. 
A  penitential  hymn. 

1  GOD  of  mercy,  God  of  love, 
Hear  our  fad  repentant  fong  ; 
Sorrow  dwells  on  ev'ry  face, 
Penitence  on  ev'ry  tongue. 

2  Deep  regret  for  follies  paft, 
Talents  wailed,  time  misfpent ; 
Hearts  debas'd  by  worldly  cares, 
Thanklefs  for  the  blefiings  lent. 

3  Foolifh  fears  and  fond  defires, 
Vain  regrets  for  things  'as  vain"; 
Lips  too  feldom  taught  to  praife, 
Oft  to  murmur  and  complain. 

4  Thefe,  and  ev'ry  fecret  fault, 

FilPd  with  grief  and  fhame  we  own  ; 
Humbled,  at  thy  feet  we  lie, 
Seeking  pardon  from  thy  throne. 

5  God  of  mercy,  God  of  grace, 
Hear  our  fad  repentant  Tongs  ; 
O  reftore  thy  fuppliant  race, 
Thou  to  whom  our  praife  belongs  ! 


sect.  3.]         HYMN  132,  133.  113 

Hymn   132.      l.   m. 
The  prayer  of  the  penitent. 

1  O  TURN,  great  ruler  of  the  ikies  ! 
Turn  from  my  fins  thy  fearching-eyes  ! 
My  mind  from  ev'ry  fear  releafe, 

And  footh  my  troubled  thoughts  to  peace. 

2  Prompt  is  thy  pow'r,  when  ills  invade, 
The  weak  and  contrite  foul  to  aid  : 
Then  let  thy  clemency  divine 
Confpicuous  in  my  pardon  mine, 

3  O  let  the  fulnefs  of  thy  grace 
Each  error  in  my  life  efface — 
But  thy  decrees,  almighty  fire  ! 
Integrity  of  heart  require. 

i  Give  me  a  will  to  thine  fubdu'd, 
A  confcience  pure,  a  foul  renew'd, 
Nor  let  me,  wrapt  in  endlefs  gloom, 
An  outcalt  from  thy  prefence  roam. 

j  The  heart,  that,  taught  its  guilt  to  know, 
Repentant  heaves  with  inward  woe, 
Shall  find  its  prayers,  its  groans,  its  fighs, 
To  thee  in  full  acceptance  riJ 

Hymn   133.     l.   m. 

Things  below  and  tilings  above. 

I   OF  mortal  life  how  ftiort  the  date  ! 
Like  flow'rs,  which  in  their  brighter!  ; 
"With  gaudy  hues  the  fields  adorn, 
But  foon  by  pairing  ilorms  are  torn  ! 

K2 


114  HYMN  134.  [pari    u. 

2  Their  boafled  beauty  reft  away, 
How  quick  the  vernal  blooms  decay  ! 
Each  in  an  hour  its  pride  refigns, 
And  with'ring  in  the  dull  reclines. 

3  Behold  it  droop,  behold  it  waite  ! 
Nor  can  the  bed,  which  late  it  grae'd, 
Point  to  the  fond  inquirer's  view, 
Where  once  the  (hort-liv'd  womler  grew, 

4  So  tranfient  is  the  life  of  man, 
At  moil  a  brief  contracted  fpan  ; 

It  blooms,  it  fades, — and  ferves  to  mow 
How  vain,  how  frail  are  "  things  below.'- 

5  To  "  things  above,"   with  fjx'd  defire 
Then  let  our  better  hopes  afpire  ; 

To  realms,  where,  in  eternal  day, 
Nor  mortals  die,  nor  flow'rs  decay. 


Hymn   134.      c.  ai. 
The  fhortnefs  of  life,  and  the  goodnefs  of  Gou. 

1  TIME — what  an  empty  vapour  'tis  ! 

Our  days  how  fwift  they  are  ! 
Swift  as  an  Indian  arrow  flies, 
Or  like  a  mooting  liar. 

2  Our  life  is  ever  on  the  wing, 

And  death  is  ever  nigh  : 
The  moment  when  our  lives  begin, 
We  all  begin  to  die. 

£  Yet,  mighty  God  !  our  fleeting  days 
Thy  lafting  bounties  mare, 
And  all  the  riches  of  thy  grace 
Still  crown  the  rolling  year- 


bECT.  3.]  HYMN  135.  115 

4  Thy  goodnefs  runs  an  endlefs  round  ; 

All  glory  to  the  Lord  ! 
His  mercy  never  knows  a  bound  ; 
Be  his  bleft  name  ador'd  ! 

5  Thus  we  begin  the  lading  fong  ; 

And  when  in  dull  we  lie, 
Let  age  to  age  thy  praife  prolong, 
Till  time  and  nature  die. 

Hymn   135.'     s.  m. 

A  timely  improvement  of  life. 
1     THE  fwift  declining  day, 
How  faft  its  moments  fly  ! 
While  ev'ning's  broad  and  gloomy  (hade 
Spreads  o'er  the  weftern  fky. 

3     Ye  mortals  !   mark  its  pace  ; 
Improve  the  hours  of  light  ; 
And  know  your  Maker  can  command 
An  inftantaneous  night. 

3  His  word  blots  out  the  fun 
In  its  meridian  blaze, 

And  cuts  from  fanguine  vig'rous  youth 
The  remnant  of  its  days. 

4  On  the  dark  mountain's  brow 
Your  feet  fhall  quickly  Aide, 

And  from  its  airy  fummit  dafh 
Your  momentary  pride. 

5  Give  glory  to  the  Lord, 
Who  rules  the  rolling  fphere  ; 

Submifiive  at  his  footftool  bow. 
And  feek  falvation  there. 


116  HYMN  136.  [part 

6  To-morrow,  Lord,  is  thine, 
Lodg'd  in  thy  fov'reign  hand  ; 

And  if  its  fun  arife  and  fhine, 
It  fhines  by  thy  command. 

7  The  prefent  moment  flies, 
And  bears  our  lives  away  : 

O  make  thy  fervants  truly  wife, 
That  they  may  live  to-day. 

8  Since  on  this  winged  hour 
Eternity  is  hung, 

Waken  by  thine  almighty  pow'r 
The  aged  and  the  young. 

9  One  thing  demands  our  care  ; 
O  be  it  ftill  purfu'd  ! 

Left,  flighted  once,  the  feafon  fair 
Should  never  be  renew'd. 


Hymn   136.     c.   m. 

The  inftability  of  worldly  enjoyments 

1  THE  evils  that  befet  our  path, 

Who  can  prevent,  or  cure  ? 
We  ftand  upon  the  brink  of  death, 
When  moft  we  feem  fecure. 

2  If  we  to-day  fweet  peace  poflefs, 

It  foon  may  be  withdrawn  ; 
Some  change  may  plunge  us  in  diftrefw 
Before  to-morrow's  dawn. 

3  Difeafe  and  pain  invade  our  health, 

And  find  an  eafy  prey  ; 
And  oft,  when  leaft  expected,  wealth 
Takes  wings  and  flics  awav. 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  137.  W 

4  The  grounds  from  which  we  look  for  fruity 

Produce  us  only  pain  ; 
A  worm  unfeen  attacks  the  root, 
And  all  our  hopes  are  vain. 

5  Since  fin  has  filPd  the  earth  with  woe, 

And  creatures  fade  and  die  : 
Lord,  wean  our  hearts  from  things  below, 
And  fix  our  hopes  on  high  ! 


Hymn  137.      c.  m. 

Human  frailty. 

1  WEAK  and  irrefolute  is  man  : 

The  purpofe  of  to-day, 
Woven  with  pains  into  his  plan, 
To-morrow  rends  away. 

2  Some  foe  to  his  upright  intent 

Finds  out  his  weaker  part ; 
Virtue  engages  his  aflent, 
But  pleafure  wins  his  heart. 

3  Life's  voyage  is  of  awful  length, 

Through  dangers  little  known  : 
A  ftranger  to  fuperior  ftrength, 
Man  vainly  trulls  his  own. 

4  But  oars  alone  can  ne'er  prevail 

To  reach  the  diftant  coaft  ; 
Jhe  breath  of  heav'n  mull  fwell  the  fail, 
Or  all  the  toil  is  loft. 


118  HYMN  138,139.         [part  i 

Hymn   138.      l.   m. 
The  wifdom  of  redeeming  time. 

1  GOD  of  eternity  !   from  thee 
Did  infant  time  its  being  draw  : 
Moments  and  days,  and  months  and  years, 
Revolve  by  thy  unvary'd  law. 

2  Silent  and  (low  they  glide  away  ; 
Steady  and  ftrong  the  current  flows, 
Loft  in  eternity's  wide  fea, 

The  boundlefs  gulph  from  which  it  rofe. 

3  With  it,  the  thoughtlefs  fons  of  men 
Before  the  rapid  ftream  are  borne 
On  to  their  everlafling  home, 

That  country  whence  there's  no  return. 

4  Yet  while  the  more  on  either  fide 
Prefents  a  gaudy  flatt'ring  (how  ; 
We  gaze,  in  fond  amazement  loft, 
Nor  think  to  what  a  world  we  go. 

5  Great  Source  of  wifdom  !   teach  our  hearts 
To  know  the  price  of  ev'ry  hour, 

That  time  may  bear  us  on  to  joys 
Beyond  its  meafure  and  its  pow'r. 


Hymn   139.      l.   m. 

The  profpeA  of  ficknefs  and  death, 

1  WHEN  all  the  pow'rs  of  nature  fail 
When  ficknefs  fliall  our  hearts  affail, 
And  ev'ry  nobler  part  pervade  ; 
When  ev'ry  earthly  wifli  fliall  fade  : 

2  When  pain,  of  ev'ry  nerve  pofTeft, 
Shall  vibrate  in  the  throbbing  brcaft 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  HO.  H9 

And  languor  o'er  our  fenfes  Ileal, 
And  med'cine  lofe  its  pow'r  to  heal : 

3  When  death  fhall  chill  the  vital  heat ; 
When  thefe  fond  hearts  (hall  ceafe  to  beat, 
Thefe  falt'ring  tongues  forget  to  fpeak, 

"  A  mortal  palenefs  on  my  cheek  :" 

4  When  our  dim  eyes  are  funk  in  death, 
And  God,  who  gave,  (hall  take  our  breath  ; 
Do  thou  fuftain  our  fainting  heart, 

And  comfort  to  our  fouls  impart. 

5  May  thy  bright  prefence  bring  relief 
From  fear,  defpondency  and  grief  : 
Thy  cheering  voice  dired  our  way 
To  regions  of  eternal  day. 


Hymn   HO.     l.  m. 
The  final  judgment. 

1  THE  heart  dejefted  fighs  to  know, 
Why  vice  triumphant  reigns  below  ; 
Why  faints  have  fall'n  in  ev'ry  age, 
The  vi&ims  of  tyrannic  rage. 

2  Faft  roll  fuccefiive  years  away  ; 
Faft  haftens  the  important  day, 
When  to  th'  aftonifh'd  world's  furpnfe, 
God's  high  tribunal  fhall  arife. 

3  Hark  !   'tis  the  trumpet's  piercing  found  : 
The  rifing  dead  affemble  round  ; 

In  long  proceflion  fee  they  come, 
Each  to  receive  his  final -doom. 
4?  Lo  there  a  vile,  degen'rate  race  ; 
Pale  terror  fits  on  ev'ry  face  : 


120  HYMN  141.  [PART  „. 

Here,  on  the  right,  a  joyful  band, 
The  fons  of  fufFring  virtue  ftand. 

5  The  fentence  pafs'd,  lo  !   thefe  arife 
To  blifs  and  glory  in  the  fkies  : 

While  thofe  who  once  flood  high  in  fame, 
Sink  to  contempt  and  endlefs  fliame. 

6  Thus  fhall  God's  providence  appear 
Without  a  fhade,  divinely  fair  ; 
And  blufhing  doubt  with  joy  confefs 
The  Lord's  a  God  of  righteoufnefs. 


Hymn  141.     c.  m. 
The  peace  of  the  grave. 

1  HOW  ftill  and  peaceful  is  the  grave  ! 

Where,  life's  vain  tumults  paft, 
Th'  appointed  houfe  by  heaven's  decree, 
Receives  us  all  at  laft. 

2  The  wicked  there  from  troubling  ceafe  * 

Their  pafilons  rage  no  more  ; 
And  there  the  weary  pilgrim  refts 
From  all  the  toils  he  bore. 

3  There  reft  the  pris'ners,  now  releas'd 

From  flav'ry's  fad  abode  ; 
No  more  they  hear  th'  opprefTor's  voice, 
Or  dread  the  tyrant's  rod. 

4  There  fervants,  matters,  fmall  and  great. 

Partake  the  fame  repofe  ; 
And  there  in  peace  the  afhes  mix 
Of  thofe  who  once  were  foes. 
.5  All  levell'd  by  the  hand  of  death- 
Lie  fleeping  in  the  tomb  ; 


sect.  3.]        HYMN     143,  144.  121 

Till  God  in  judgment  call  them  forth 
To  meet  their  final  doom. 


Hymn   143.     cm.  i « 

The  chriflian  happy  in  death. 

1  HEAR  what  the  voice  from  heav'n  proclaims 

For  all  the  pious  dead  ; 
Sweet  is  the  favour  of  their  names, 
And  foft  their  dying  bed. 

2  They  fleep  in  Jefus,  and  are  blefs'd ; 

How  calm  their  {lumbers  are  ! 
From  fufP rings  and  from  fins  releas'd, 
And  freed  from  ev'ry  care. 

3  Far  from  this  world  of  toil  and  ftrife, 

They're  prefent  with  the  Lord  ; 
The  labours  of  their  mortal  life 
End  in  a  large  reward. 


Hymn   144.     c.  m. 

The  vegetable  creation  an  emblem  of  the  refurreiTtion. 

1  ALL  nature  dies,  and  lives  again  : 

The  flow'r  that  paints  the  field, 
The  trees  that  crown  the  mountain's  brow, 
And  boughs  and  bloiToms  yield  ; 

2  Refign  the  honours  of  their  form 

At  winter's  ftormy  blail  ; 
And  leave  the  naked,  leaflefs  plain 
A  defolated  wafle. 

3  Yet  foon  reviving  plants  and  flow'rs 

Anew  (hall  deck  the  plain ; 
L 


122  HYMN  145.  [part,  n 

The  woods  fhall  hear  the  voice  of  fpring, 
And  flourifh  green  again. 

4<  So,  to  the  dreary  grave  confign'd, 
Man  fleeps  in  death's  dark  gloom, 
Ufftil  th'  eternal  morning  wake 
The  {lumbers  of  the  tomb. 

5  O  may  the  grave  become  to  us 
The  bed  of  peaceful  reft  ; 
Whence  we  fhall  gladly  rife  at  length, 
And  mingle  with  the  bleft  ! 

(>  Cheer'd  by  this  hope,  with  patient  mind 
We'll  wait  heav'n's  high  decree  ; 
Till  the  appointed  period  come 
When  death  (hall  fet  us  free. 


Hymn   145      c.   m. 
God  the  everlafting  light  of  good  men. 

1  YE  golden  lamps  of  heav'n  !   farewell. 

With  all  your  feeble  light  : 
Farewell,  thou  ever-changing  moon, 
Pale  empress  of  the  night  I 

2  And  thou,  refulgent  orb  of  day  ! 

In  brighter  flames  array'd  ! 
My  foul,  which  fprings  beyond  thy  fpherc* 
No  more  demands  thine  aid. 

3  Ye  liars  are  but  the  fhining  dufl 

Of  my  divine  abode, 
The  pavement  of  thofe  heav'nly  courts, 
Where  I  mall  reign  with  God. 

4  The  Father  of  eternal  light 

Shall  there  his  beams  difplay  ; 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  146.  123 

Nor  fhall  one  moment's  darknefs  mix 
With  that  unvary'd  day. 

5  No  more  the  drops  of  piercing  grief 

Shall  fwell  into  mine  eyes  ;    . 
Nor  the  meridian  fun  decline, 
Amidft  thofe  brighter  fides. 

6  There  all  the  millions  of  his  faints 

Shall  in  one  fong  unite  ; 
And  each  the  blifs  of  all  (hall  mare 
With  infinite  delight. 


Hymn   146.    8  8  &  6s.  m. 

The  dying  saint. 

1  WHEN  life's  tempeftuous  florms  are  o'er, 
How  calm  he  meets  the  friendly  fhore, 

Who  liv'd  averfe  from  fin  ! 
Such  peace  on  virtue's  paths  attends. 
That  where  the  finner's  pleafure  ends, 

The  good  man's  joys  begin. 

2  See  fmiling  patience  fmooth  his  brow  ! 
See  bending  angels  downward  bow, 

To  lift  his  foul  on  high  ! 
While  eager  for  the  bleft  abode, 
He  joins  with  them  to  praife  the  God, 

Who  taught  him  how  to  die. 

3  The  horrors  of  the  grave  and  hell, 
Thofe  horrors  which  the  wicked  feel,; 

In  vain  their  gloom  difplay  ; 
For  he  who  bids  yon  comet  burn, 
Or  makes  the  night  defcend,  can  turn 

Their  darknefs  into  day. 


124  HYMN  147.  part  t*.] 

4  No  forrow  drowns  his  lifted  eyes, 
No  horror  wrefts  the  ftruggling  fighs, 

As  from  the  finner's  breaft  ; 
His  God,  the  God  of  peace  and  love, 
Pours  kindly  folace  from  above, 

And  heals  his  foul  with  reft. 

5  O  grant,  my  Saviour,  and  my  friend, 
Such  joys  may  gild  my  peaceful  end, 

So  calm  my  evening  clofe  ; 
While  loos'd  from  ev'ry  earthly  tie, 
With  fteady  confidence  I  fly 

To  him  from  whom  I  rofe. 


Hymn  147.      c.  m. 
A  profpedt  of  heaven. 

1  THERE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 

Where  faints  immortal  reign  ; 
Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleafures  banifh  pain. 

2  There  everlafting  fpring  abides, 

And  neyer-withMng  flow'rs  ; 
Death,  like  a  narrow  fea,  divides 
This  heav'nly  land  from  ours. 

$  Sweet  fields  beyond  the  f welling  flood 
Stand  drefs'd  in  living  green  : 
So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  flood, 
And  Jordan  roll'd  between. 

4  But  tim'rous  mortals  ftart  and  mrink, 
To  crofs  this  narrow  fea  ; 
And  linger,  fhiv'ring  on  the  brink, 
And  fear  to  launch  away. 


sect.  3.]  HYMN  U8.  125 

3  Oh  !   could  we  make  our  doubts  remove, 
Thofe  gloomy  doubts  that  rife, 
And  fee  the  Canaan  that  we  love, 
With  unbeclouded  eyes  ! 

6  Could  we  but  climb  where  Mofes  Hood, 
And  view  the  landfcape  o'er — 
Not  Jordan's  ftreams,  nor  death's  cold  flood. 
Should  fright  us  from  the  more. 


Hymn   148.     s.   m. 
Heaven. 

1  FAR  from  thefe  fcenes  of  night 

Unbounded  glories  rife, 
And  realms  of  infinite  delight, 
Unknown  to  mortal  eyes. 

2  Fair  land  !   could  mortal  eyes 

But  half  its  charms  explore, 
How  would  our  fpirits  long  to  rife, 
And  dwell  on  earth  no  more  ! 

3  There  ficknefs  never  comes, 

There  grief  no  more  complains  ; 
Health  triumphs  in  immortal  bloom., 
And  purefl  pleafure  reigns. 

4-  No  Iirife,  nor  envy  there 

The  fons  of  peace  moled  ; 
But  harmony,  and  lo%-e  {mcere. 
Fill  ev'ry  happy  breaft. 

£  No  cloud  thofe  regions  know, 
For  ever  bright  and  fair  ; 
J"  or  fin,  the  fource  of  mortal  woe, 
Can  never  enter  there, 
L  2 


126  HYMN  118.  [part  It, 

6  There's  no  alternate  night, 

Nor  fun's  faint  fickly  ray  ; 
But  glory  from  th'  eternal  throne 
Spreads  everlafling  day. 

7  Oh  !  may  this  profpeft  fire 

Our  hearts  with  ardent  love  ; 
May  lively  faith  and  ftrong  defire 
Bear  ev'ry  thought  above. 


Hymn   148.     a\.  l.  m. 

Life,  death,  and  refurre&ion. 

ETERNAL  God,  how  frail  is  man  I 
Few  are  the  hours,  and  fhort  the  fpan> 

Between  the  cradle  and  the  grave  : 
Who  can  prolong  his  vital  breath  ? 
Who  from  the  bold  demands  of  death 

Hath  fkill  to  fly,  or  povv'r  to  favc  : 

But  let  no  murm'ring  heart  complain 
That  therefore  man  is  made  in  vain, 

Nor  the  Creator's  grace  diflrufl  : 
For  though  his  fcrvants,  day  by  day, 
Go  to  their  graves,  and  turn  to  clay, 

A  bright  reward  awaits  the  jufl. 
Jefus  has  made  thy  purpofc  known, 
A  new  and  better  life  has  mown, 

And  we  the  glorious  tidings  hear 
For  ever  blcffed  be  the  Lord, 
That  we  can  read  his  holy  word, 

And  find  a  refurrcftion  then-. 


*ect.  4.]  HYMN  149.  127 


$  4.       HYMNS  FOR   PARTICULAR   OCCASIONS. 

Hymn   14fh      l.   m. 

For  the  Lord's  Slipper. 

%  THIS  feafl  was  Jesus'  high  bcheft, 
This  cup  of  thanks  his  lail  requeft. 
Ye  who  can  feel  his  worth,  attend, 
Eat,  drink,  in  mem'ry  of  your  friend. 

%  Around  the  patriot's  bufi  ye  throng, 
Him  ye  exalt  in  fwelling  fon;<;  : 
For  him  the  wreath  of  glory  bind, 
Who  freed  from  vaflalage  his  kind. 

And  (hall  not  he  your  praifes  reap, 
Who  refcucs  from  the  iron-deep  ? 
The  great  deliverer,  whofe  breath 
Unbinds  the  captives  ev'n  of  death  :' 

4  Shall  he,  who,  fellow. men  to  fave, 
Became  a  tenant  of  the  grave, 
Unthank'd,  -uncelebrated  rife, 
Pafs  unremeinber'd  to  the  flues  ? 

5  Chriftians  !   unite  with  loud  acclaim 
To  hymn  the  Saviour's  welcome  name  \ 
On  earth  extol  his  wondrous  love  ; 
Repeat  his  praife  in  worlds  above 


128  HYMN  150,  151.         [parti 

Hymn  150.      l.  m. 
Fidelity  to  our  Saviour. 

1  SHALL  I  forfake  that  heav'nly   Friend, 
On  whom  my  nobleft  hopes  depend  ? 
Forbid  it,  that  my  wand'ring  heart 
From  thee,  my  Saviour,  mould  depart ! 

2  Firft  let  the  wheels  of  life  Hand  ftill, 
Ere  I  forget  thy  gracious  will ; 
Ere  I  fubmit  to  guilty  fhame, 
And  bring  difhonour  on  his  name. 

3  Faithful  to  thee  and  to  thy  laws, 
With  zeal  I  would  maintain  thy  cau  e, 
The  caufe  of  truth  and  righteoufnefs, 
'Midft  trial,  fufPring,  and  diflrefs. 

4  If  e'er  I'm  call'd  t'encounter  death 
For  thee,  may  I  refign  my  breath  ; 
And  reap,  at  laft,  the  bright  reward 
Which  waits  the  fervants  of  the  Lord. 


Hymn   151.     l.  m. 

Remembrance  of  Chrift. 

1  "  EAT,  drink,  in  mem'ry  of  your  friend  • 
Such  was  our  matter's  laft  requeft  ; 
Who  all  the  pangs  of  death  endur'd, 
That  we  might  live  for  ever  blefl. 

2  Yes,  we'll  record  thy  matchlefs  love, 
Thou  deareft,  tcnd'reft,  beft  of  friends  ! 
Thy  dying  love  the  nobleft  praife 

Of  long  eternity  tranfcends. 


sect.  4.3  HYMN  152.  129 

3  'Tis  pleafure  more  than  earth  can  give 
Thy  goodnefs  through  thefe  veils  to  see  ; 
Thy  table  food  celeftial  yields,  . 
And  happy  they  who  fit  with  thee, 


Hymn  152.     c.  m. 
Brotherly  kindnefs  from  the  precept  and  example  of  Ghrift. 

1  YE  follVers  of  the  Prince  of  Peace, 

Who  round  his  table  draw  I 
Remember  what  his  fpirit  was, 
What  his  peculiar  law. 

2  The  love  which  all  his  bofom  filPd, 

Did  all  his  actions  guide ; 
Infpir'd  by  love,  he  liv'd  and  taught 
Infpir'd  by  love,  he  dy'd. 

3  And  do  you  love  him  ?  do  you  fee! 

Your  warm  affections  move  ? 
This  is  the  proof  which  he  demands, 
That  you  each  other  love. 

4  Let  each  the  facred  law  fulfil ; 

Like  his  be  ev'ry  mind  ; 
Be  ev'ry  temper  form'd  by  love> 
And  ev'ry  action  kind. 

5  Let  none  who  call  themfelves  his  friends., 

Difgrace  the  honour'd  name  : 
But  by  a  near  refemblance  prov$ 
The  title  which  they  claim, 


J30  HYMN  153.  [part  h. 

Hymn    153.      p.  m.   ' 
Angels  proclaiming  the  birth  of  Chrift. 

1  NO  war  nor  battle's  found, 
Was  heard  the  world  around, 

No  hoftile  chiefs  to  furious  combat  ran  ; 

But  peaceful  was  the  night, 

In  which  the  prince  of  light 
His  reign  of  peace  upon  the  earth  began. 

2  The  fhepherds  on  the  lawn, 
Before  the  point  of  dawn, 

In  focial  circle  fat,  while  all  around 

The  gentle  fleecy  brood, 

Or  cropp'd  the  flow'ry  food, 
Or  ilept,  or  fported  on  the  verdant  ground. 

3  When  lo  !   with  ravifli'd  ears, 
Each  fwain  delighted  hears 

Sweet  mufick,  offspring  of  no  mortal  hand  ; 

Divinely  warbled  voice, 

Anfw'ring  the  ftringed  noife, 
With  blifsful  rapture  charm'd  the  lhVning  band. 

1     They  faw  a  glorious  light 

Burn:  on  their  wond'ring  fight. 
Harping  in  folemn  quire,  in  robes  array'd, 

The  helmed  cherubim 

And  lwordcd  feraphim 
Are  feen  in  glitt'ring  ranks,  with  wings  difplayU 

5     Sounds  of  fo  fweet  a  tone 

Before  were  never  known, 
But  when  of  old  the  fons  of  morning  fung, 

While  God  difpos'd  in  air 

Each  conftellation  fair, 
And  the  well-balanced  world  on  hinges  hung. 


sect.  4.]  HYMN  154.  131 

6     Hail,  hail,  aufpicious  morn  ! 

The  Saviour  Chrift  is  born  : 
(Such  was  th'  immortal  feraph's  fong  fublime) 

Glory  to  God  in  heav'n  ! 

To  man  fweet  peace  be  giv'n, 
Sweet  peace  and  friendfhip  to  the  end  of  time  I 


Hymn   154.     c.  M. 
For  Chriftmas  day. 
ON  Judah's  plains  as  fhepherds  fat, 


Watching  their  flocks  by  night, 
The  angel  of  the  Lord  appear*d, 
Clad  in  celeftial  light. 

2  Awe-ftruck  the  vifion  they  regard, 

Appall'd  with  trembling  fear  ; 

When  thus  a  cherub-voice  divine 

Breath'd  fweetly  on  their  ear. 

3  "  Shepherds  of  Judah  !   ceafe  your  fears. 

And  calm  your  troubled  mind  ; 
Glad  tidings  of  great  joy  I  bring 
To  you  and  all  mankind. 

4  This  day  almighty  Love  fulfils 

Its  great  eternal  word  ; 
This  day  is  born  in  Bethlehem 
A  Saviour,  Chrift  the  Lord. 

5  There  (hall  ye  find  the  heav'nly  T)abe 

In  humbleft  weeds  array'd  ; 
All  meanly  wrapp'd  in  fwaddling  clothes, 
'  And  in  a  manger  laid." 


132  HYMN  155.  [part  ik 

6  He  ceas'd  ;  and  fudden  all  around 

Appear'd  a  radiant  throng 
Of  angels,  praifing  God,  and  thus 
Warbling  their  choral  Cong. 

7  "  Glory  to  God,  from  whom  on  high 

All-gracious  mercies  flow  ! 
Who  fends  his  heaven -defcended  peace 
To  dwell  with  man  below  I" 


Hymn  155..    7s.  m. 

For  the  laft  day  of  a  year, 

1  WHILE,  by  calm  reflection  led.. 
We  review  each  palling  year, 
Think  how  many  fouls  are  fled, 
Never  more  to  meet  us  here  ! 

2  FixM  in  an  eternal  ftate, 

They  have  now  no  cares  below  ; 

We  a  little  longer  wait, 

But  how  little — none  can  know. 

3  Life  how  frail !   how  fleeting  breath  ■ 
Fate  (lands  threat'ning  ilill  in  view  ; 
And  the  next  dread  bolt  of  death 
May  be  fent  to  me  or  you. 

4  While  we  fpeak,  and  whiJe  we  hear, 
Teach  us,  Lord,  with  awe  to  think,— 
Vail  eternity  is  near, 

We  are  Handing  on  the  brink. 

5  As  the  winged  arrow  flies 
Quick,  the  deilinM  mark  to  find  ; 
As  the  lightning  from  the  ikies 
Darts,  and  Laves  no  trace  behind  : 


sect.  4.]  HYMN  156.  133 

6  So  our  brief  and  tranfient  days 
To  their  end  fpeed  fwiftly  on  ; 
Soon  we  pafs  life's  little  fpace, 
Here  to-day,  to-morrow  gone. 

7  Lord  our  fuppliant  vows  receive  ; 
Pardon  of  our  fins  renew  ; 
Teach  us  by  thy  grace  to  live, 
With  eternity  in  view. 

8  Blefs  thy  word  to  young  and  old  ; 
Fill  us  with  a  Saviour's  love  ; 
And,  when  life's  mort  tale  is  told, 
Take  us  to  thy  blifs  above  ! 

Hymn   156.     l.   m. 

The  year  crowned  with  goodnefs. 
For  a  Neiv  Year,  or  Annual  Thantfgimng. 

1    ETERNAL  fource  of  ev'ry  joy 


Well  may  thy  praife  our  lips  emplov, 
While  in  thy  temple  we  appear  ; 
Thy  goodnefs  crowns  the  circling  year. 

2  Wide  as  the  wheels  of  nature  roll, 
Thy  hand  fupports  the  fteady  pole  : 
By  thee  the  fun  is  taught  to  rife, 
And  darknefs  when  to  veil  the  fkies. 

3  The  flow'ry  fpring,  at  thy  command, 
Embalms  the  air,  and  paints  the  land  ; 
The  fummer-rays  with  vigom  mine, 
To  raife  the  corn  and  cheer  the  vine. 

4  Thy  hand  in  autumn  richly  pours 
Thro*  all  our  coafts  redundant  ilores  ; 
And  winters,  foften'd  by  thy  care, 
No  more  a  face  of  horror  wear, 

M 


IS*  HYMN  157.  [part     ii. 

5  Seafons,  and  months,  and  weeks,  and  days 
Demand  fucceflive  fongs  of  praife  ; 

Still  be  the  cheerful  homage  paid 
With  morning  light  and  ev'ning  (hade  ! 

6  O  may  our  more  harmonious  tongues 
In  worlds  unknown  purfue  the  fongs  ; 
And  in  thofe  brighter  courts  adore, 
Where  days  and  years  revolve  no  more  ! 

Hymn  157*     l.  m. 
The  vanity  and  frailty  of  human  life* 
For  a  neiv  year. 

1  OUR  life  advancing  to  its  clofe, 
While  fcarce  its  earlielt  dawn  it  knows, 
Swift  through  an  empty  shade  we  run, 
And  vanity  and  man  are  one. 

2  How  many  ev'n  in  youth's  gay  flower, 
Brief  pageants  of  the  noon-tide  hour, 
Have  faded  in  their  brighten:  bloom, 
The  early  tenants  of  the  tomb  ! 

3  O  how  thy  chastisements  impair 
The  human  form,  however  fair  ! 
How  frail  the  ftrongeft  frame  we  iee? 
When  thou  doil  man  to  death  decree  1 

£  As  when  the  fretting  moths  confume 
The  curious  labour  of  the  loom, 
The  texture  fails,  the  dyes  decay, 
And  all  its  luftre  fades  away. 

5  God  of  my  fathers  !   here,  as  they, 
I  walk  the  pilgrim  of  a  day, 
A  tranfient  gueft — thy  works  admire, 
And  inftant  to  my  home  retire. 


sect.  4.]  HYMN  158.  135 

6  O  Lord  of  life  and  feafons  !  we 
Our  fole  reliance  place  on  thee  : 
In  thee  we  truft  with  holy  fear — 
And  blefs  thee  for  the  new-born  year  ! 


Hymn  158.     c.  m. 
For  a  Faft  Day. 

1  WHEN  Abra'm,  full  of  facred  awe, 

Before  Jehovah  flood, 
And,  with  an  humble  fervent  pray'r, 
For  guilty  Sodom  fu'd  ; 

2  With  what  fuccefs,  what  wondrous  grace, 

Was  his  petition  crown'd  ! 
The  Lord  would  fpare,  if  in  the  place 
Ten  righteous  men  were  found* 

3  And  could  a  fingle  pious  foul 

So  rich  a  boon  obtain  ? 
Good  God  !  and  fhall  a  nation  cry, 
And  plead  with  thee  in  vain  ? 

4<  Our  country,  guilty  as  (he  is, 

Her  num'rous  faints  can  boaft  j 
See  their  united  pray'rs  afcend  ; 
And  fhall  thefe  pray  rs  be  loft  ? 

5  Are  not  the  righteous  dear  to  thee 

Now,  as  in  ancient  times  ? 

Or  does  this  fmful  land  exceed 

Gomorrah  in  her  crimes  ? 

6  Still  we  are  thine,  we  bear  thy  name, 

Here  yet  is  thine  abode  : 
Long  has  thy  prefence  bleft  our  land  : 
Forfake  us  not,  O  God  ! 


136  HYMN  159.  [part  ,i. 

7  O  may  our  people,  rulers,  priefts, 
Thy  choiceft  blefiings  mare  ; 
And  know  thee  by  that  glorious  name, 
"  The  God  who  heareth  pray'r  !" 


Hymn   159.      l.   m. 
Hymn  in  time  of  war. 

1  While  founds  of  war  are  heard  around, 
And  death  and  ruin  ftrew  the  ground  ; 
To  thee  we  look,  on  thee  we  call, 
The  Parent  and  the  Lord  of  all. 

2  Thou,  who  haft  ftamp'd  on  human  kind 
The  image  of  a  heav'n-born  mind, 
And  in  a  father's  wide  embrace 

Haft  cheriih'd  all  the  kindred  race  ; 

3  O  fee,  with  what  infatiate  rage 
Thy  fons  their  impious  battles  wage  ; 
How  fpreads  deftru&ion  like  a  flood, 
And  brothers  flied  their  brothers'  blood  ! 

4  See  guilty  paflions  fpring  to  birth, 
And  deeds  of  hell  deform  the  earth  ; 
While  righteoufnefs  and  juftice  mourn, 
And  love  and  pity  droop  forlorn. 

5  Great  God  !   whofe  powerful  hand  can  bind 
The  raging  waves,  the  furious  wind, 

O  bid  the  human  tempeft  ceafe, 

And  hum  the  madd'ning  world  to  peace. 

6  With  rev'rence  may  each  hoftile  land 
Hear  and  obey  that  high  command, 
Thy  fon's  bleft  errand  from  above, 

"  My  creatures,  live  in  mutual  love  !" 


sect.  4.]  HYMN  160.  137 

Hymn   160.    l.  m. 
Hymn  for  a  Faft.  . 

1  GREAT  framer  of  unnumber'd  worlds, 
And  whom  unnumber'd  worlds  adore  ! 
Whofe  goodnefs  all  thy  creatures  (hare, 
While  nature  trembles  at  thy  povv'r  : 

2  Thine  is  the  hand  that  moves  the"  fpheres, 
That  wakes  the  wind  and  lifts  the  fea  ; 
And  man,  who  moves  the  lord  of  earth, 
A&s  but  the  part  afiign'd  by  thee. 

p  While  fuppliant  crowds  implore  thine  aid, 
To  thee  we  raife  the  humble  cry  ; 
Thine  altar  is  the  contrite  heart, 
Thine  incenfe  a  repentant  figh. 

4?  But  if  injuftice  grind  the  poor, 
Or  av'rice  ftain  the  fordid  hand  ; 
Or  ftern  ambition  thirft  for  blood, 
Or  rude  oppreflion  wafte  the  land  : 

5  The  God,  who  hears  the  orphan's  cry, 
The  martyr's  pray'r,  and  prifoner's  groan, 
Still  liil'ning  to  the  poor  cppreft, 

Would  fpurn  th'  oppreffor  from  his  throne, 

6  Yet  though  enormous  crimes  abound, 
Should  but  a  generous  forrow  rife  ; 
And  as  new  troubles  threaten  round 
'Midft  wafting  wars,  and  angry  fides  ; 

7  Should  in  her  fober  hour,  our  land 
Confefs  thy  hand,  and  blefs  the  rod, 
Thou  ftill  wouldft  love  to  be  her  friend, 
Who  lov'd  to  own  thee  as  her  God. 


13S  HYMN   161.  [part  ,i. 

Hymn   161.     s.  m. 

The  defigns  of  Providence  in  the  changes  and  revolutions 
ot  the  world. 

For  a    National  Fajl. 

1  GOD,  to  correct  the  world, 

In  wrath  is  flow  to  rife  ; 
But  comes  at  length  in  thunder  cloth'd, 
And  darknefs  veils  the  ikies. 

2  His  banners,  lifted  high, 

The  nations'  God  declare  ; 
And  ftain'd  with  blood,  with  terrors  mark'd, 
Spread  wonder  and  defpair. 

3  All  earthly  pomp  and  pride, 

Are  in  his  prefence  loll ; 
Empires  o'erturn'd,  thrones,  fceptres,  crovvno. 
In  wild  confufion  toft. 

4  While  war  and  woe  prevail, 

And  defolation  wide  ; 
In  God,  the  fov'reign  Lord  of  all, 
The  righteons  flill  confide. 

5  Myfterious  is  the  courfe 

Of  his  tremendous  way  : 
His  path  is  in  the  tracklefs  winds, 
And  in  the  foaming  fea. 

6  Yet,  though  now  wrapt  in  clouds, 

And  from  our  view  conceal'd  ; 
The  righteous  Judge  will  foon  appear^ 
In  inajefty  reveal'd  ! 

7  He'll  curb  the  lawlefs  pow'r, 

The  deadly  wrath  of  man  ; 
And  all  the  windings  will  unfold 
Of  his  own  gracious  plan. 


sect.  4.]       HYMN  162,  163.  139 

Hymn   162.    61.  l.  m. 
Thankfgiving  for  national  profperity. 

1  How  rich  thy  gifts,  almighty  King  ! 
From  thee  our  publick  bleffings  fpring  : 

Th'  extended  trade,  the  fruitful  fkies, 
The  treafures  liberty  bellows, 
TV  eternal  joys  the  gofpel  fhows, 

All  from  thy  boundlefs  goodnefs  rife. 

2  Here  commerce  fpreads  the  wealthy  ftore, 
Which  pours  from  ev'ry  foreign  fhore  ; 

Science  and  art  their  charms  difplay  ; 
Religion  teaches  us  to  raife 
Our  voices  to  our  Maker's  praife, 

As  truth  and  confcience  point  the  way. 

3  With  grateful  hearts,  with  joyful  tongues, 
To  God  we  raife  united  fongs. 

Here  Hill  may  God  in  mercy  reign  ; 
Crown  our  juft  counfels  with  fuccefs, 
With  peace  and  joy  our  borders  blefs, 

And  all  our  facred  rights  maintain. 


Hymh    163.     L.    M. 
Praife    for  national    peace. 

GREAT  ruler  of  the  earth  and  Ikies  ! 
A  word  of  thine  almighty  breath 
Can  fink  the  world  or  bid  it  rife  : 
Thy  fmile  is  life,   thy  frown  is  death. 

When  angry  nations  rufh  to  arms, 
And  rage,  and  noife,  and  tumult  reign , 
And  war  refounds  its  dire  alarms 
And  flaughter  dyes  the  hoftile  plain  s 


140  HYMN  1GK  [part  ii. 

3  Thy  fov'reign  eye  looks  calmly  down, 

And  marks  their  courfe,and  bounds  theirpow'r ; 
Thy  law  the  angry  nations  own, 
And  noife  and  war  are  heard  no  more. 

$  Then  peace  returns  with  balmy  wing  ; 
Reviving  commerce  fpreads  her  fails. 
The  fields  are  green  and  plenty  fings, 
Refponfive  o'er  the  hills  and  vales. 

.p  Thou  good,  and  wife,  and  righteous  Lord  | 
All  move  fubfervient  to  thy  will ; 
Both  peace  and  war  await  thy  word, 
And  thy  fublime  decrees  fulfil. 

Q  To  thee  we  pay  our  grateful  fongs, 
Thy  kind  protedion  ftill  implore  : 
O  may  our  hearts,  and  lives,  and  tongues, 
Canfefs  thy  goodnefs,  and  adore  ! 

Hymn   164-.     l.   m. 
Safety  in  public  difeafes  and  dangers. 

1  THEY  that  have  made  their  refuge  God 
Shall  find  a  moll  fecure  abode  ; 

Shall  walk  all  day  beneath  his  (hade, 
And  there  at  night  mail  reft  their  head. 

2  If  burning  beams  of  noon  confpire 
To  dart  a  peflilential  fire, 

God  is  their  life  ;  his  wings  are  fpreaa", 
To  fhield  them  with  a  healthful  fiiade. 
S  If  vapours  with  malignant  breath 
Rife  thick,  and  fcatter  midnight  -death, 
Still  they  are  fafe  :  the  poifon'd  air 
Again  grows  pure,  if  God  be  there. 


sect.  4.]  HYMN  165.  141 

4  But  if  the  fire,  or  plague,  or  fword, 
Receive  commiffion  from  the  Lord, 
To  ftrike  his  faints  among  the  reft, 
Their  very  pains  and  deaths  arebleft. 

3  The  fword,  the  peftilence,  or  fire, 
Shall  but  fulfil  their  beft  defire  ; 
From  fins  and  forrows  fet  them  free, 
And  bring  thy  children,  Lord,  to  thee. 


Hymn   165.     h.   m. 

Thanks  to  God  our  preferver  in  times  of  epidemical, 
ficknefs. 

1   UPWARD  we  lift  our  eyes, 
From  God  is  all  our  aid  ; 
The  God  who  built  the  ikies, 
And  earth  and  nature  made  ; 

God  is  the  tow'r 

To  which  '.e  fly  ; 

His  grace  is  nigh 

In  ev'ry  hour. 

1   Our  feet  fhall  never  Aide, 
Nor  fall  in  fatal  fnares, 
Since  God,  our  guard  and  guide, 
Defends  us  from  our  fears. 

Thofe  wakeful  eyes 

That  never  fleep, 

Thy  fervants  keep, 

When  dangers  rife. 

3  No  burning  heats  by  day, 
Nor  blafts  of  ev'ning  air, 
Shall  take  our  health  away, 
If  God  be  with  us  there  : 


142  HYMN  166.  [part  If, 

Thou  art  our  fun, 
And  thou  our  (hade, 
To  guard  our  head 
By  night  or  noon. 

4  Haft  thou  not  giv'n  thy  word 
To  fave  our  fouls  from  death  ? 
And  we  can  truft  thee,  Lord, 
To  keep  our  mortal  breath  : 

We'll  go  and  come, 

Nor  fear  to  die, 

Till  from  on  high 

Thou  call  us  home. 


Hymn  166.    c.   m. 
Hymn  for  thofe  who  have  returned  from  abroad 

1  LET  fongs  of  praifc  from  all  below 

To  thee,  O  God,  afcend, 
Whofe  bounties  unexhaufted  flow, 
Whofe  mercies  know  no  end. 

2  But  chief  by  them  that  debt  be  paid, 

Midft  dangers  circling  round, 
Who  Itill  in  thy  almighty  aid 
Have  fure  proteftion  found. 

^  The  wand'ring  exile,  doom'd  to  dray 
O'er  many  a  defert  wide  ; 
Who  fearlefs  takes  his  lonely  way, 
With  thee  his  guard,  and  guide  :— 

4-  The  failor,  on  the  fwelling  fea> 
When  ftorms  impending  lowV, 
Or  tempefts  rage  ;   who  trufts  in  thee, 
And  owns  thv  mighty  pow'r  ; — 


sect.  4.]  HYMN  167.  H3 

5  The  wretch,  who,  prefs'd  by  countlefs  woes 

That  no  ceffation  fee, 
Still  bids  his  fteadfaft  hope  repofe, 
Almighty  Lord,  on  thee  : — 

6  All,  all  mail  join  to  blefs  thy  uame, 

Whofe  heav'nly  aid  they  prove  ; 
As  all  have  felt,  let  all  proclaim 
Thy  goodnefs,  pow'r,  and  love  ! 


Hymn   167-      l.   m. 

At  the  fettlementof  a  miniiter. 

GREAT  Lord  of  angels  !  we  adore 
The  grace  that  builds  thy  courts  below  ; 
And  'midft  ten  thoufand  fons  of  light 
Stoops  to  regard  what  mortals  do. 

Amid  ft  the  waftes  of  time  and  death 
Succeflive  paftors  thou  doft  raife, 
Thy  kingdom  and  thy  truth  to  fpread, 
And  form  a  people  for  thy  praife. 

At  length,  difmifPd  from  feeble  clay, 
Thy  fervants  join  th'  angelic  band  ; 
With  them  thro'  diftant  worlds  they  fly. 
With  them  before  thy  pre  fence  Hand. 

O  bleft  employment  !   glorious  hope  ! 
Sweet  lenitive  of  grief  and  care  ! 
When  fhall  we  reach  thofe  radiant  courts. 
And  all  their  joys  and  honours  fharc  ? 

Yet  while  thefe  labours  we  purfue, 
Tho'  diftant  from  thy  heav'nly  throne, 
Give  us  a  zeal  and  love  like  theirs, 
And  half  their  heav'n  (hall  here  be  know. 


144  HYMN  168, 169.        [part  ii. 

Hymn   169.     l.   m. 
On  the  dangerous  ficknefs  of  a  minifter. 

1  O  THOU,  before  whofe  gracious  throne 
We  bow  our  fuppliant  fpirits  down, 
Thou  know'ft  the  anxious  cares  we  feel, 
And  all  our  trembling  lips  would  tell. 

2  Thou  only  canfl  afTuage  our  grief, 
And  give  our  forrowing  hearts  relief ; 
In  mercy  then  thy  fervant  fpare, 

Nor  turn  afide  thy  people's  prayer. 

?>  Avert  thy  defolating  ftroke, 

Nor  fmite  the  fhepherd  of  the  flock  ; 
Reftore  him,  finking  to  the  grave, 
Stretch  out  thine  arm,  make  hafte  to  fave. 

i<  Bound  to  each  foul  by  tender  ties, 
In  every  heart  his  image  lies  ; 
Thy  pitying  aid,  O  God,  impart, 
Nor  rend  him  from  each  bleeding  heart. 

5  But  if  our  fupplications  fail, 

And  prayers  and  tears  cannot  prevail, 
Be  thou  his  ftrength,  be  thou  his  flay  : 
Support  him  through  the  gloomy  way. 

3  Around  him  may  thy  angels  ftand, 
Waiting  the  fignal  of  thy  hand, 
To  bid  his  happy  fpirit  rife, 
And  bear  him  to  their  native  Ikies. 

Hymn  169.    c.  m. 
For  a  vacant  congregation  on  the  death  of  its  minifter. 

L  THOUGH  earthiy  fliepherds  dwell  in  duft, 
The  aged  and  the  young  ; 
The  watchful  eye  in  darknefs  clos'd, 
And  mute  th'  inftructive  tongue  : 


sect.  4.]  HYMN  171.  14® 

2  Th'  eternal  fhepherd  ftill  lurvives, 

New  comfort  to  impart  ; 
His  eye  Hill  guides  us,  and  his  voice 
Still  animates  our  heart. 

3  To  him,  when  mortal  comforts  fail, 

His  fuppliant  people  fly  ; 
And  on  th'  eternal  fhepherd's  care 
With  cheerful  hope  rely. 

4-  The  pow'rs  of  nature,  Lord,  are  thine  ; 
And  thine  the  aids  of  g-ace  : 
Thine  arm  has  borne  thy  churches  up, 
Through  ev'ry  rifing  race. 

5  Exert  thy  facred  influence  here, 
Thy  mourning  fervants  blefs  : 
O  change  to  ftrains  of  cheerful  praife 
Their  accents  of  diftrefs. 


Hymn   171.     l>  m. 
A  funeral  hymn. 

1  THE  God  of  love  will  fure  indulge 
The  flowing  tear,  the  heaving  figh, 
When  righteous  perfons  fall  around, 
When  friends  belov'd,  and  kindred  die. 

2  Yet  not  one  anxious  murm'ring  thought 
Should  with  our  mourning  paffions  blend  ; 
Nor  fliould  our  bleeding  hearts  forget 
Th'  almighty,  ever-living  friend. 

3  Parent,  protector,  guardian,  guide  ! 
Thou  art  each  tender  name  in  one  ; 
On  thee  we  call  our  ev'ry  care, 
And  comfort  feek  from  thee  alone. 

N 


146  HYMN  172,173.         [part  n 

4  Our  father  God  !   to  thee  we  look, 
Our  rock,  our  portion,  and  our  friend  ! 
And  on  thy  gracious  love  and  truth 
Our  finking  fouls  fhall  itill  depend. 


Hymn    172.      l.  m. 

A  hymn  for  morning  or  evening. 

1  MY  God,  how  endlefs  is  thy  love  ! 
Thy  gifts  are  ev'ry  evening  new  ; 
And  morning  mercies  from  above, 
Gently  diftil  like  morning  dew. 

2  Thou  fpread'ft  the  curtains  of  the  night. 
Great  guardian  of  our  fleeping  hours  ! 
Thy  fov'reign  word  reftores  the  light, 
And  quickens  all  our  drovvfy  pow'rs. 

3  We  yield  our  pow'rs  to  thy  command  ; 
To  thee  we  confecrate  our  days  ; 
Perpetual  bleflings  from  thy  hand 
Demand  perpetual  fongs  of  praife. 


Hymn   173.     7s.  m. 

Meditations  in  the  night  feafon. 

1  WHAT  tho'  downy  (lumbers  flee, 
Strangers  to  my  couch  and  me  ; 
While  with  God's  protection  bleft, 
Cares  and  fears  ne'er  haunt  my  bread. 

2  While  the  emprefs  of  the  night 
Scatters  mild  her  filver  light  ; 
While  the  vivid  planets  itray 
Various  through  their  myftic  way  : 


sect.  4.]  HYMN  174.  147 

3  While  the  ftars  unnumber'd  roll 
Round  the  ever-conftant  pole  ; 
Far  above  thefe  fpangl'd  ikies, 
All  my  foul  to  God  (hall  rife. 

4  'Midll  the  filence  of  the  night 
Mingling  with  thofe  angels  bright, 
Whofe  harmonious  voices  raife 
Ceafelefs  love  and  ceafelefs  praiie  ; 

5  'Midft  the  throng  his  gentle  ear 
Shall  my  grateful  accents  hear  : 
From  on  high  will  he  impart 
Secret  comfort  to  my  heart  ; 

6  Lifting  all  my  thoughts  above 
On  the  wings  of  faith  and  love  : 
Bleft  alternative  to  me, 

Thus  to  fleep,  or  wake,  with  thee  ! 


Hymn   174.      l.  m. 
Morning  hymn. 

1  IN  fleep's  ferene  oblivion  laid, 
I  fafely  pafs'd  the  filent  night  : 
Again  I  fee  the  breaking  made, 
I  drink  again  the  morning  light. 

2  New-born,  I  blefs  the  waking  hour  ; 
Once  more,  with  awe,  rejoice  to  be  ; 
My  confcious  foul  refumes  her  pow'r, 
And  fprings,  my  guardian  God  !   to  the. 

3  O  guide  me  thro'  the  various  maze 
My  doubtful  feet  are  doom'd  to  tread  ; 
And  fpread  thy  fhield's  protecting  blaze 
Where  dangers  prefs  around  my  head. 


148  HYMN  175.  [pAaT  „. 

4  A  deeper  ihade  fliall  foon  impend, 
A  deeper  fleep  my  eyes  opprefs  ; 

Yet  then  thy  ftrength  mail  ftill  defend, 
Thy  goodnefs  ftill  delight  to  blefs. 

5  That  deeper  fliade  fliall  beak  away, 
That  deeper  fleep  fliall  leave  my  eyes  : 
Thy  light  fliall  give  eternal  day  ; 
Thy  love,  the  rapture  of  the  fkies. 

Hymn  175.     l.  m. 
Family  duties  and  bleffings. 

1   BLEST  is  the  man  who  fears  the  Lord, 
And  walks  by  his  unerring  word  ; 
Comfort  and  peace  his  days  attend, 
And  God  will  ever  prove  his  friend. 
To  him  who  condefcends  to  dwell 
With  faints  in  their  obfcureft  cell, 
Be  our  domeflic  altars  rais'd, 
And  daily  let  his  name  be  prais'd. 

3  To  him  may  each  afTembled  houfc 
Present  their  night  and  morning  vows  ; 
Their  fervants  and  their  rifing  race 
Be  taught  his  precepts  and  his  grace. 

4<  Then  fhall  the  charms  of  wedded  love 
Still  more  delightful  bleflings  prove  ; 
And  parents'  hearts  fhall  overflow 
With  joys  that  parents  only  know. 

5  When  nature  droops,  our  aged  eyes 
Shall  fee  our  children's  children  rife  ; 
Till  pleas'd  and  thankful  we  remove, 
And  join  the  family  above. 


sect.  4.]  HYMN    176.  '149 

Hymn   176.     p.  m. 
Concluding  hymn   of  General  Praife. 

1  ALL  nature,  hear  the  facred  fong  ! 
Attend,  O  earth,  the  folemn  ftrain  ! 
Ye  whirlwinds  wild  that  fweep  along  ; 
Ye  darkening  ilorms  of  beating  rain  ; 
Umbrageous  glooms,  and  forells  drear  ; 
And  folitary  dei'erts,  hear  ! 

Be  ftill,  ye  winds,  whilft  to  the  Maker's  praife 
The  creatures  of  his  power  afpire  their  voice  to 
raife. 

2  O  may  the  folemn  breathing  found 
Like  incenfe  rife  before  the  throne, 
Where  he,  whofe  glory  knows  no  bound, 
Great  caufe  of  all  things,   dwells  alone. 
'Tis  he  we  fing,  whofe  powerful  hand 
Balanc'd  the  Ikies,  outfpread  the  land  ; 

Who  fpoke — from  ocean's  ftores  fweet  waters 
came, 
And  burft  refplendent  forth  the  heav'ri-afpiring 
flame. 

3  One  general  fong  of  praife  arife 

To  him  whofe  goodnefs  ceafelefs  flows  ; 
Who  dwells  enthron'd  beyond  the  ikies, 
And  life,  and  breath,  on  all  beftows. 
Great  fource  of  intellect,  thine  ear 
Benign  receives  our  vows  fincere  : 
Rife  then,  our  aClive  powers,  your  talk  fulfil. 
And  give  to  him  your  praife,  refponfive  to  our  will. 

4  Partaker  of  that  living  ftream 

Of  light,  that  pours  an  endlefs  blaze, 
O  let  thy  ftrong  reflected  beam, 
Our  underftanding,  fpeak  his  praife  : 
N  2 


150  HYMN  175.  [PART  u< 

Our  fouls,  in  fteadfaft  love  fccure, 
Praife  him  whofe  word  is  ever  fure  : 
To  him,  fole  juft,  our  fenfe  of  right  incline, 
Join  every  proftrate  limb,  our  ardent  fpirits  join. 

5  Let  all  of  good  thefe  bofoms  fires, 
To  him,  fole  good,  give  praifes  due  ; 
Let  all  the  truth  himfelf  infpires, 
Unite  to  ling  him  only  true. 

To  him  our  every  thought  afcend, 
To  him  our  hopes,  our  wifhes,  bend. 
From  earth's  wide  bounds  let  louder   hymns 
arife, 
And  his  own  word  convey  the  pious  facrifice. 

6  In  ardent  adoration  join'd, 
Obedient  to  thy  holy  will, 
Let  all  our  faculties  combin'd, 
Thy  jufl  deures,  O  God,;  fulfil. 
From  thee  deriv'd,  eternal  king, 

To  thee  our  nobleft  powers  we  brine-  : 

O  may  thy  hand  direct  our  wandering  way, 

O  bid  thy  light  arife,  and  chafe  the  clouds  away. 

7  Eternal  Spirit  !    whofe  command 
Light,  life,  and  being,  gave  to  all  ; 
O  hear  the  creature  of  thy  hand, 
Man,  conftant  on  thy  goodnefs  call : 
By  fire,  by  water,  air,  and  earth, 
Thar  foul  to  thee  that  owes  its  birth, 

By  thefe,  he  fupplicates  thy  bleft  repofe, 
Abient  from  thee   no  reft  his  wandering    fpirit 
knows. 


INDEX. 


AGAIN  the  Lord  of  life  and  light  Barbauld 

A  God  !  A  God  !  the  wide  earth  shouts       Darivin 


Walkers  Coll. 

Waits 

Mrs.  Steele 

Scott 

Select  Coll. 

Edinburgh  Coll. 


All  powerful,  selfexistent  God 
Almighty  maker  God  ! 
Almighty  father  !  gracious  Lord  4 
Allseeing  God  !  'tis  thine  to  know 
Almighty  maker  Lord  of  all ! 
All  nature  dies,  and  lives  again 
All  nature  hear  the  sacred  song!     Lorenzo  de  Medici 

translated  by  Roscoe 
And  is  the  gospel  peace  and  love  ? 
Angel,  roll  the  rock  away! 
Author  of  good  !  we  rest  on  thee 
Awake  my  soul  to  hymns  of  praise 
Awake  my  soul !  lift  up  thine  eyes 
Awake  my  soul !  stretch  every  nerve 

Before  Jehovah's  awful  thrcne 
Behold  the  prince  of  peace  ! 
Behold,  where  in  a  mortal  form 
Behold,  where  breathing  love  divine 
Blest  instructor  from  thy  ways 
Blest  is  the  man  who  fears  the  Lord 

Come  !  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice 


Mrs.  Steele 

Scott 

Merrick 

Merrick 

Barbaitld 

Doddridge 

Watts 

JVeedbam 

Enfield 

Barbauld 

Merrick 

Watts 

Barbauld 


AGE 

4 
54 
46 
16 
51 
69 
80 
121 

149 
65 
61 
90 
32 


Eat,  drink  in  mem'ry  of  your  friend  Dublin  Coll. 

Eternal  and  immortal  king  !  Doddridge 

Eternal  God  !  how  frail  is  man  !  Watts 

Eternal  source  of  life  and  light  Cappes  Sd'eet. 

Eternal  Sire,  enthron'd  on  high  !  Williams'  Coll. 

Eternal  source  of  ev'ry  joy  !  Dei    tdge 


INDEX. 


Faith  adds  new  charms  to  earthly  bliss  Salisbury  Coll. 
Far  from  the  world,  O  Lord  !  I  flee  Copper 

Mrs.  Steele,  altered 


Far  from  these  scenes  of  night 
Father  ador'd  in  worlds  above  ! 
Father  of  all  !  in  every  a^e 
Father  of  all !  eternal  mind  ! 
Father  of  all  !  omm'scient  mind  ! 
Father  of  our  feeble  race, 
From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 


Pope's  Coll. 

Pope 

Exeter  Coll. 

Bladluck 
Taylor 
Watts 


Glory  be  to  God  on  high  ! 
Glory  be  to  God  on  high  ! 
God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way 
God  of  my  childhood  and  my  youth 
God  of  the  sabbath,  hear  our  vews 
God  of  mercy  !  God  oi  love ! 
God  oi  etern:'.y  !  from  thee 
God  who  is  just  and  kind 
God  to  correct  the  world 
Grr.uc^t  of  beings,  source  of  life, 
Grc  Ltest  of  beings,  source  of  life, 
Great  God,  in  vain  man's  n?rro\v  view 
Great  God  !  our  joyful  thanks  to  thee 
Great  God  how  infinite  art  thou  ! 
Great  God  !  thy  peerless  excellence 
Great  God  whose  universal  sv.av 
Great  God  !  whose  all  pervading  eye 
Great  framer  of  unnumber'd  worlds 
Great  Lord  of  angels  !  we  adore 
Great  ruler  of  all  nature's  frame  ! 
Great  ruler  of  the  earth  and  skies 


Mail.    Waller's    Coll 
Walker's  Coll. 
Coivper 
Watts 
Doddridge 
Taylor 
Doddridge 
Patrick 
fervis  altered 
Dyer 
do. 
Kippis 
Brotune 
Watts 
Broivne 
Watts 

do. 
Dyer 
Doddridge 
do. 
Mrs.  Steele 


77 
87 
125 
38 
35 
37 
39 
74 
10 

11 

31 

95 

89 

3 

112    ■ 

118 

»i 

!S« 

12 
13 

39 

28 

45 

64 

57 

70 
137 
148 

91 
159 


Happy  the  meek  whose  gentle  breast  Scott       71 

Hark  !  the  glad  sound  the  Saviour  comes  !  Doddridge       60 
E-Iear  what  the  voice  from  heav'n  proclaims    Watts     121 


INDEX. 


IBS 


How  are  thy  servants  blest,  O  Lord 
How  blest  the  sacred  tie  that  binds 
How  happy  is  he  born  and  taught 
How  still  and  peaceful  is  the  grave 
How  vast  is  the  tribute  I  owe 
How  rich  thy  gifts  almighty  King ! 


!  Addison 

Barbauld 

Sir  H.  Wotton 

Edinburgh  Coll. 

Jervis 

KippU  altered 


If  solid  happiness  we  prize  Cotton 

Imposture  shrinks  from  light  Scott 

In  the  soft  season  of  thy  youth  Salisbury  Coll. 

In  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid  Haivkesivortb 

Jehovah  reigns !  let  every  nation  hear         Barbauld 


Keep  silence,  all  created  things 


Watts 


Let  children  hear  the  mighty  deeds  Watts 

Let  coward  guilt  with  pallid  fear  Mrs.  Carter 

Let  heav'n  arise  1  let  earth  appear  !  Watts 

Let  party  names  no  more  Birmingham  CAl. 

Let  us  with  a  joyful  mind 

Let  men  of  high  conceit  and  zeal 

Let  none  be  envious  when  they  see 

Let  songs  of  praife  from  all  below 

Lo,  God  is  here  !  let  us  adore 

Lord  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing 

Lord  of  nature  !  source  of  light ! 

Lord  thou  hast  search'd  and  seen  us  thro'         Watts 

Lord  thro'  the  dubious  path  of  life  Exeter  ColL 


49 
72 
84 
120 
100 
139 


lYtilton 

Browne 

Patrick 

JSfeiu  Selection 

Salijhury  Coll. 

Anon. 

Calamy 


Mark  the  soft  falling  snow  ! 
My  father  !  cheering  name 
My  soul,  praise  the  Lord 
My  God  how  endless  is  thy  love 


M> 


Doddridge  58 

r.  Steele  altered  92 

P**i  IS 

Watts  146 


No  war  nor  battle's  sound; 


Milton,  altered  by  Pcf. 
J.  S.  J.  Garih'tr 


154 


INDEX. 


Merrick 

Dryden 

Merrick 

Merrick 

Tate  altered 

Roscommon 

Watts 

Salisbury  Coll. 


Of  mortal  life  how  short  the  date 
Oil !  source  of  uncreated  light ! 
O  hear  me  Lord  to  thee  I  call 
Oh  turn  great  ruler  of  the  skies  ! 
On  Judah's  plains  as  shepherds  sat 
O  azure  vaults  !  O  crystal  sky! 
O  bless  the  Lord  our  souls  ► 
O  God  of  our  forefathers  hear 

O  praise  ye  the  Lord  !  prepare  a  new  song  DoddriZl 

O  Lord  my  best  desires  fulfil  Cozvfier 
O  thou  whose  mercy  hears              Mrs.  Steele  altered 

O  thou  the  first,  the  greatest  friend  Burns 

O  thou  through  all  thy  works  ador'd  Enfield 

O  thou  the  wretched's  sure  retreat  Mrs.  Carter 

Our  country  is  Immanuel's  ground  Barbauld 
Our  God  as  merciful  as  just,                Barbauld  altered 

O  ye  immortal  throng  Doddridge 

Out  of  the  depth  of  sad  distress  Denbam 

Oppress'd  with  guilt,  or  grief,  or  care  Patrick 

Our  life  advancing  to  its  close  Merrick 

O  thou  before  whose  gracious  throne  Rippon's  Coll. 

Praise  to  God  immortal  praise  Barbauld 

Praise  to  thee  thou  great  Creator  Faivcett 

,Praise  to  the  Lord  of  boundless  might  Doddridge 

Praise,  O  praise  the  name  divine  !  Merrick 

Providence,  profusely  kind  Mrs.  Steele 


Sages  of  ancient  letter'd  times  ! 
Shall  I  forsake  that  heav'nly  iriend 
Show  pity  Lord  !   O  Lord  forgive  f 
Sing  to  the  Lord  ye  distant  lands  ! 
Sleep,  sleep  to  day  tormenting  cares 
Supreme  and  universal  light  ! 
Sweet  is  the  love  that  mutual  glows 


Scott 

Jervh 

Watts 

Watts 

Barbauld 

Rev.  H.  Moore 

Dr.  Gregory 


III, 
7 
105 
113 
131 
19 
17 
43 
14 
95 
103 
52 
22 
109 
76 
79 
61 
110 
111 
134 
144 

34 
10 
43 
16 

9* 


59 
128 
110 

55 
5 

SI 

74 


INDEX. 


155 


Caliper 

Needham 

Mrs.  Steele 

•Doddridge 

Darivin 

Anon, 

Addison 

Addison 


The  evils  that  beset  our  path 

The  heart  dejected,  sighs  to  know 

The  gifts  indulgent  heav'n  bestows 

The  swift  declining  day 

The  Lord !  how  tender  is  his  love  ! 

Thanks  for  mercies  past  receive 

The  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare 

The  spacious  firmament  on  high 

The  trav'ller  lost  in  night  Mrs.  Steele  altered 

There  is  a  God  all  nature  speaks  Mrs.  Steele 

Thou,  Lord,  by  mortal  eyes  unseen  Mason 

Thou  pow'r  supreme  by  whose  command  Mrs.  Carter 

Thy  providence  supplies  our  food  Cenoper 

Th'  uplifted  eye  and  bended  knee  Scott 

To  God  the  Lord,  wake  we  the  lay  !  Ogilvie 

Thro'  all  the  various  shifting  scene      Liverpool  Coll. 
Time  !  what  an  empty  vapour  'tis  Waits 

To  calm  the  sorrows  of  the  mind  JeH>ss 

To  thee  my  God  !  my  days  are  known       Doddridge 
To  your  Creator  Go'd  !    '  Mrs.  Steele 

There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight  ^  Waits 

This  feast  was  Jesus'  high  behest  Enfield's  Select. 

They  that  have  made  their  refuge  God  Walts 

Though  earthly  shepherds  dwell  in  dust     Doddridge 
The  God  of  love  will  sure  indulge        Salisbury  Coll. 


116 

119 
98 

115 
93 
9 
50 
25 
87 
24 
56 
33 
48 
68 
14 
94 
114 
99 
104 
20 
124 
127 
140 
144 
145 


Upward  we  lift  our  eyes 

Weak  and  irresolute  is  man 
We  sing  th'  almighty  pow'r  of  God 
What  tho'  downy  slumbers  flee 
What  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page 
When  fancy  spreads  her  boldest  wings 
When  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God ! 
When  as  returns  this  solemn  day 


Watts      141 


Cjzipcr 

Waits 

Doddridge 

Coviper 

Mrs.  Steele 

Addison 

B.vbidd 


1  ]  7 
26 

146 
63 

103 
29 


156 


INDEX. 


Wherefore  should  man  frail  child  of  clay        Enfield  78 

When  present  sufferings  pain  our  hearts  Mrs.  Steele  96 

When  sickness  shakes  the  languid  frame  Heginiotham  1 0  J 

While  here  as  wand'ring  sheep  we  stray       Merrick  7 

While  thee  I  seek  protecting  pow'r!    Miss  Williams  27 

While  some  in  folly's  pleasures  roll                   Cotton  83 

When  darkness  long  has  veil'd  my  mind        Cozvj-er  106 

Who  shall  tow'rds  thy  chosen  seat                 Merrick  8 

When  rising  from  the  bed  of  death                Addison  108 

When  all  the  pow'rs  of  nature  fail                    Jervit  118 

When  Abra'm,  full  of  sacred  awe     West  Boston  Coll.  1 35 

When  life's  tempestuous  storms  are  o'er  W. Bos.  Coll.  1 23 

While  by  calm  reflection  led                    Olney  hymns  132 

While  sounds  of  war  are  heard  around              Aikin  13c 

Ye  foll'wers  of  the  Prince  of  Peace  Birmingham  Coll.  1 29 

Ye  bless'd  inhabitants  of  heav'n  !                   Merrick  23 

Ye  golden  lamps  of  heav'n  farewell             Doddridge  1 22 

Ye  weak  inhabitants  of  clay                        Doddridge  4Q 


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